Obesity and its associated comorbidities are an ongoing health care problem worldwide [1]. It is well known that obese patients are at increased risk for the development of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and other degenerative diseases [2]. Bariatric surgery has demonstrated to achieve, on top of significant weight reduction, also long-term control of metab...

introduction: numerous evidence indicates the involvement of insulin and k atp channel blockers in brain functions such as memory. materials & methods: in this study, by applying light (h & e staining) and scanning electron microscopies, we investigated the effect of intrahippocampal injection of insulin, glibenclamide experimental diabetic rats. may these reverse the cellularimpairment, and pr...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) due to ischemia/reperfusion (IR) is a major cause of progression chronic and consequent loss function. Studies suggest that diabetes an independent risk factor for AKI, however, the mechanisms by which influences severity AKI remain unknown. Thus, it may be useful evaluate interference in pathophysiology IR-induced AKI. The protocols are accordance with CEUA (nº 12/201...

The patient with diabetes represents to the surgeon a particular challenge in the management of acute abdominal problems. In addition to their ongoing and potential metabolic problems, diabetics have specific difficulty in their ability to handle infections and heal wounds. The present report reviews the general principles in the peri-operative management of diabetics and discusses the implicat...

BACKGROUND Obesity surgery is an effective method for treating obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2. This type of diabetes can be completely resolved in 78.1% of diabetic patients and can be improved or resolved in 86.6% of diabetic patients. But little is known about bariatric surgery in type 1 diabetes mellitus. METHODS We report of 6 female obese patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 who ...

A hypertensive, diabetic woman underwent a successful Whipple procedure at the age of 84 due to carcinoma ampulla Vater. She presented an extremely rare complication 24 months after surgery, consisting acute cholangitis multiple biliary lithiases associated with bilioenteric anastomotic stricture. The diagnosis was confirmed computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and ...

purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of pars plana vitrectomy and posterior hyaloid stripping in decreasing macular thickness and improving vision in diabetic macular edema.          methods: this prospective interventional case series includes 30 eyes of 25 diabetic patients with diabetic macular edema with macular thickness exceeding 170 microns and thickened posterior hyaloid. bcva and mac...