The diagnosis of GM should be made carefully to avoid a misdiagnosis. Steroid therapy should be considered based on the idea that this is an autoimmune disease.

The risk for gangrenous cholecystitis is increased in male patients who have diabetes and a greater WBC count than 14 900/mm(3). Urgent surgical intervention should be considered for these patients because of the high morbidity and mortality rate of the condition.

MPV and RDW values are significantly higher in hepatitis B virus-infected patients, associated with severity, and can be defined as independent predicting factors in hepatic fibrosis. Further studies are required to determine the associations between MPV and the severity of fibrosis in hepatitis B patients.

This study demonstrated for the first time that circulating fetuin-A in NAFLD is independently associated with endothelial dysfunction and subclinical atherosclerosis.

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iPTH(15) value and iPTH(%) rate accurately predicts the completeness of resection in secondary hyperparathyroidism. The rate of decrease in serum iPTH detected intraoperatively compared to preoperative baseline levels exceeding 90% in sPx, 95% in tPx, accurately predicts the success of surgery. Postoperative normocalcemia without calcium replacement would raise a suspicion about completeness of surgical resection.

Intact parathormone measurement 10 min after SC is helpful to predict early postoperative hypocalcemia. An IPTH decrease >/=30% at this time point estimates the risk of postoperative hypocalcemia.