The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect adoption laparoscopic approach for cholecystectomy on liver function tests. This a retrospective analysis data 242 patients who had undergone cholecystectomy. Liver tests were not ordered after in routine surgical practice unless there some specific reason postoperative period initiate them. Only 14 and 2 shown transient rise levels enzymes. ...

Screening examination for maternal, especially serum, is a non-invasive of the fetus’s condition. During pregnancy, screening examinations are performed in women recommended ultrasonography (USG), amniocentesis, or other obstetric interventions. There three markers maternal serum screening: alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and unconjugated estriol. Maternal alpha-fetoprote...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence, associated factors, and time-course changes of abnormal liver enzyme serum levels in adult patients with Salmonella enteritidis enterocolitis. METHODS The clinical records of 104 patients (age range 15-86 years, 46.2% males) admitted to hospital because of S. enteritidis enterocolitis were reviewed. The prevalence of abnormal liver enzyme levels was evalu...

Aim: To determine the association between serum and aqueous apolipoprotein (Apo) A1 Apo B levels B/A1 ratio in diabetic retinopathy.
 Material Method: This cross-sectional prospective study included 63 patients with or without retinopathy 38 control subjects who underwent cataract surgery. The groups were as follows; healthy (Group 1), 2), non-proliferative 3), proliferative 4). Serum dete...

Introduction: Endostatin is a C-­terminal proteolytic fragment of collagen XVIII and, as with angiostatin and thrombospondin, is known as an anti­angiogenic agent. The aim of this study was to assess the level of serum endostatin in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and its association with the clinicopathological characteristics of the tumor.   Materials and Methods:  Using an ...

Comparative studies on the detection of bovine serum immunoglobulin G antibodies to bluetongue virus with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, an immunodiffusion method, and a serum neutralization assay demonstrated complete concordance between the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the serum neutralization assay results. However, the immunodiffusion method failed to detect bluetongue virus...