Articles by author - Marek Ruchała

Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis in a case of Eisenmenger's syndrome.

Czarnywojtek A, Woliński K, Waśko R, Florek E, Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak M, Fichna M, Greberska W, Guzik P, Lodyga M, Kwiecinska B, Ruchała M.

Case Reports 2013; 34(8): 767-772 PubMed PMID: 24522013  Keywords:  Adult, Amiodarone:adverse effects, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents:adverse effects, Atrial Fibrillation:drug therapy, Eisenmenger Complex:drug therapy, Humans, Iodine Radioisotopes:therapeutic use, Male, Thyrotoxicosis:chemically induced, Treatment Outcome,.    Citation

: Eisenmenger's syndrome is a condition due to any congenital heart defect with an intracardiac left-to-right communication that leads to .....

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Combined octreotide and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy ((90)Y-DOTA-TATE) in case of malignant insulinoma.

Fischbach J, Gut P, Matysiak-Grześ M, Klimowicz A, Gryczyńska M, Waśko R, Ruchała M.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 273-278 PubMed PMID: 22635083  Keywords:  Adult, Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal:therapeutic use, Chemoradiotherapy:methods, Female, Humans, Insulinoma:diagnostic imaging, Octreotide:analogs & derivatives, Organometallic Compounds:therapeutic use, Pancreatic Neoplasms:diagnostic imaging, Radionuc.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Insulinomas are the most common functioning neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas. Hypoglycemia due to excessive production o.....

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A rare case of Interferon-alpha-Induced Hyperthyroidism in patients with a chronic hepatitis C with granulocytopenia and transaminasemia treated successfully with radioiodine.

Czarnywojtek A, Waligórska-Stachura J, Szczepanek E, Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak M, Bereszyńska I, Kurdybacha P, Stangierski A, Harasymczuk J, Florek E, Waśko R, Ruchała M.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 268-272 PubMed PMID: 22635082  Keywords:  Adult, Agranulocytosis:radiotherapy, Antiviral Agents:adverse effects, Female, Hepatitis C, Chronic:drug therapy, Humans, Hyperthyroidism:blood, Hypothyroidism:blood, Interferon-alpha:adverse effects, Iodine Radioisotopes:therapeutic use, Thyrotropin:bloo.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Conventional management of Interferon-α-Induced Hyperthyroidism (IIH) with radioactive iodine (RAI) may be used when treatmen.....

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Graves' hyperthyroidism following primary hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis in a case of thyroid hemiagenesis: case report.

Ruchała M, Szczepanek E, Skiba A, Czepczyński R, Sowiński J.

Case Reports 2008; 29(1): 55-58 PubMed PMID: 18283259  Keywords:  Disease Progression, Female, Graves Disease:diagnosis, Hashimoto Disease:complications, Humans, Hypothyroidism:complications, Middle Aged, Thyroid Gland:abnormalities,.    Citation

: Thyroid hemiagenesis (TH) is a rare inborn anomaly, resulting from failure of one thyroid lobe development. It is usually detected incid.....

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