Publications by authors named "Saad Alkaade"
Purpose Of Review: The role of calorie restriction in humans is controversial. Recently, new data in monkeys and humans have provided new insights into the potential role of calorie restriction in longevity.
Recent Findings: A study in rhesus monkeys showed a reduction in aging-associated mortality.
The benefits and risks of testosterone replacement therapy: a review.
Ther Clin Risk Manag
June 2009
Article Synopsis
- The aging population is expected to lead to a rise in cases of late onset hypogonadism among men, a condition that is frequently not diagnosed or treated.
- The prescription of testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) requires both low testosterone levels and symptoms of hypogonadism, and while TRT may provide numerous benefits like improved sexual function and mood, there is ongoing debate about its safety, particularly regarding its potential link to prostate cancer.
- Despite the lack of large-scale studies, the use of testosterone supplementation has significantly increased in the U.S., leading physicians to carefully weigh the benefits and risks when discussing TRT with patients.
Peripancreatic fluid collections are among the common post pancreas transplant complications, which are mainly due to leakage from the anastomosis site to bowel and graft pancreatitis. Differentiation between these two entities is important because they are treated differently. In this case, secretin stimulated magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed gradual intraperitoneal fluid collection and accumulation of fluid in small bowel excluded leakage from the anastomosis of the pancreas to bowel and changed the management from surgery to medical treatment.
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