Publications by authors named "UElver Boztepe Derici"
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- - Echinococcal disease is common in eastern Mediterranean countries and can affect kidney transplants, as shown in a case involving a 38-year-old female who experienced elevated creatinine levels 7 months after a living-donor kidney transplant.
- - A biopsy revealed echinococcal protoscolices in the transplanted kidney, with the absence of cysts indicating an early stage of the disease.
- - The patient was successfully treated with albendazole for 3 months, leading to the complete resolution of echinococcal structures, normalization of creatinine levels, and improvement in proteinuria.
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a cardiovascular risk predictor in general population. However, its value has not been well validated in maintainance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. We aimed to assess associations of EAT with cardiovascular risk predictors in nondiabetic MHD patients.
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