aım: Elderly patients with renal disease have recently attracted increased attention. There has also been an increase in renal biopsies in these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the renal biopsy on the diagnosis, management and prognosis of renal diseases in the elderly.
maTERıal and mETHOdS:We retrospectively reviewed the clinical files of 632 patients who had undergone renal biopsy in the department of Nephrology, Gulhane School of Medicine between 2000 and 2007. Thirty of these patients included in the present study were 65 or more years old.
In some situations, the identification of subgroups of patients with elevated serum prolactin (PRL) levels on the basis of different forms of PRL present in the blood, may be complementary to generally accepted and performed biochemical and radiological examinations in addition to a thorough clinical evaluation. Further analysis of elevated PRL subgroups is advisable especially for cases lacking the signs of amenorrhea and galactorea harboring a space occupying lesion in the sellar region. We present the case report of a patient with a high ratio of macroprolactin with regard to total serum PRL harboring a radiologically confirmed stalk mass lesion. An appropriate treatment plan for this patient is discussed.
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