Hypothyroidism is the most common long-term consequence after total thyroidectomy. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the lipid profile and liver function in patients after hypothyroidism. Sixty patients who underwent a surgical operation to remove thyroid were included in this study, and thirty healthy subjects were used as a control. The study was conducted at Al-Sadr Medical City in Al-Najaf city, in Iraq, from October 2020 to March 2021. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was very high in patients at a hypothyroid stage after hypothyroidism. The results showed a significant increase in total cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and the ratio of total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The study also revealed a significant increase in the liver enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) and a significant decrease in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in patients with thyroidectomy compared to the control group. The correlation matrix revealed a strong positive correlation between TSH levels and total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, AST, ALT, and ALP. It was concluded that hypothyroidism, the major consequence of thyroidectomy, causes dysfunction in lipid metabolism and liver enzymes resulting in secondary hyperlipidemia and liver dysfunction.
Intestinal atresia occurs as 1.3 to 3.5 cases per 10,000 live births, and the understanding of the factors associated with occurrence and complications of intestinal atresia. The current study's goal is to evaluate the various forms of intestinal atresia, and factors associated with intestinal atresia and its complications. Thirty-two infants diagnosed with intestinal atresia were included in the current study. The study was conducted at Al-Zahra Teaching Hospital in Al-Najaf city, in Iraq, during the period between October 2018 to March 2021. The results of the current study show most of neonates have gestational age of 36 weeks (37.5%), those with birth weight less than 2.5Kg (75%), those age at presentation between (4-5) days (50%), those with hospital stay (4-7) days (46.9%), male patients (59.4%), those with no associated anomalies (65.6%), those with no complications (68.8%), type is IIIa (28.1%), and finally only (18.8%) of them had died. The results of the current study show the significant relationship between type of intestinal atresia with complications (p value = 0.02). It was concluded that the most common type of jenunoileal atresia is IIIa. There is an association between complications of intestinal atresia and each of: birth weight, gestational age and hospital stay. It was also concluded relationship between type of intestinal atresia and complications.
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