objective(s):the aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance (ir) and leptin (lep) gene polymorphisms in peritoneal dialysis (pd) patients. materials and methods: from july 1, 2011 to august 1, 2011, patients who received chronic pd were chosen and divided into three groups (dm, high homr-ir, and low homr-ir). two pcr products of lep were sequenced and aligne...

as the world’s population continues to age, practitioners encounter increasing numbers of older patients with end-stage renal disease (esrd) who require renal replacement therapy (rrt). conservative management may be considered in older patients and has been shown to offer comparable survival rates and hospital-free days to rrt patients. at present, for those who choose rrt, hemodialysis is the...

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is extremely rare in immunocompetent children. We present the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) findings of such a case in a 14-year old immunocompetent boy. In this patient, PCNSL was associated with lymphomatosis cerebri. Familiarity with the findings of th...

background: peritoneal tuberculosis accounts 1-2% of all forms of tuberculosis. peritoneal tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for ovarian cancer in women with ascites, adnexal mass and elevated cancer antigen 125 (ca125) levels. we report a case of a 32- year -old woman with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma. case presentation: a 32-year-...

introduction: peritoneal dialysis is an established form of renal replacement therapy used in many patients with end – stage renal disease . peritoneal dialysis has different complications this study was conducted in order to evaluate its complications and different survival probabilities of factors in shahid rahnemoon hospital . methods: in this retrospective, historical cohort study, reports ...

early detection of free air in the peritoneal cavity is vital in diagnosis of life-threatening emergencies, and can play a significant role in expediting treatment. we present a series of cases in which bedside ultrasound (us) in the emergency department accurately identified evidence of free intra-peritoneal air and echogenic (dirty) free fluid consistent with a surgical final diagnosis of a p...