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P Akin

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PubMed2002

Plasmapheresis: an effective therapy for refractory hyperthyroidism in the elderly.

Hyperthyroidism in the elderly often presents diagnostic challenges. Elderly patients rarely present with classical signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism. More commonly, their presentation is ayical which leads to a delay in making a diagnosis. Such delays can sometimes decrease the functional capacity of the affected patient and reduce their chance for recovery. Herein we report a 66-year-old woman whose diagnosis of hyperthyroidism was delayed. Standard therapies were ineffective. Plasmapheresis was performed to control the manifestations of the hyperthyroid state, resulting in improvement in the patient's condition.

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PubMed1999

A case of fibrosing mediastinitis with obstruction of superior vena cava and downhill esophageal varices: a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is an excessive fibrotic reaction that occurs in the mediastinum and may lead to compression of mediastinal structures (especially vascular or bronchial). In the present study we describe the first case report of FM, in a patient who developed downhill esophageal varices and bleeding, which was secondary to superior vena cava obstruction.

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PubMed1994

Lipoma of the liver.

A case of lipoma of the liver with dimensions of 21 x 15 x 18 cm in a 65 year old male patient is presented. The tumour was visualized in ultrasonography as a homogenous lesion with a hyperechogenic image whereas it presented as a lesion having a density between -23 to -60 HU in CT. Angiographical examination showed increased vascularity and pathological accumulation of contrast medium. Histopathological examination revealed a lipoma of liver entirely consisting of mature lipocytes.

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