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[Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a severely obese adolescent. An arguable liver biopsy].
Arch Pediatr
January 2011
Service de médecine pour adolescents (Pr Moro), hôpital Cochin, groupe hospitalier Cochin-Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, AP-HP, 27 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques, Paris cedex 14, France.
The growing epidemic of juvenile obesity has prompted pediatricians to investigate obesity-related conditions in obese teenagers. We report a clinical case of severe hepatic fibrosis in an adolescent with severe and recent obesity. Because of elevated serum aminotransferase levels, abnormal hepatic ultrasonography and insulin resistance (impaired glucose tolerance), we suspected nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Ringer solution: osmolarity and composition revisited].
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
June 2005
Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital de Hautepierre, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
The composition of Ringer solution, a crystalloid fluid that is often used in anaesthesia and intensive care, varies depending on the manufacturer. The knowledge of the actual content in electrolytes and of the characteristics of this fluid is necessary before it is used. We call attention to a certain Ringer solution (Ringer Maco Pharma, Maco Pharma), for which the manufacturer's information about the tonicity and the osmolarity was incorrect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Is the lingula suitable for evaluation of pulmonary biopsy? Results of pulmonary biopsies in patients during a 5-year period].
Rozhl Chir
October 2001
Chirurgická klinika LF UK, Plzen.
Pulmonary biopsy is commonly performed for the diagnosis of interstitial pulmonary disease. The lingula has technical advantages on account of which it is frequently used. The quality of this tissue is however discutable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncrease in knowledge about reactive oxygen species action mechanisms and oxidative stress effects in living organisms led to intensive seeking for new, more effective substances, which prevent extreme development of oxidative stress or are able to decrease its negative influence, damaging cell structures and many cell functions. These substances are called antioxidants, scavengers, trappers or quenchers. In nineties, melatonin became the centre of the interest in the filed of investigation of antioxidative properties of different chemical substances.
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