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19th European Congress of Endocrinology

Lisbon, Portugal
20 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

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ea0049ep808 | Obesity | ECE2017

Evolution of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis followed in a nutrition and endocrinology specific unit during 3 years

Gonzalez-Molero Inmaculada , Gonzalo Monserrat , Doulatram Viyu , Abuin Jose , Tinahones Francisco , Olveira Gabriel

Introduction: A high percentage of patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) have malnutrition. The nutritional treatment in ALS is essential, affecting muscle strength, quality of life and survival.Objective: To describe the nutritional characteristics of patients evaluated in a specific nutritional Unit in patients with ALS during 3 years.Material and methods: A descriptive study of all patients diagnosed with A...

ea0049ep809 | Obesity | ECE2017

Obesity, gonadotropic axis and breast cancer – is ghrelin the connexion?

Armasu Ioana , Crumpei Iulia , Volovat Constantin , Tofan Mariana , Zaharia Valentin , Aancutei Adrian , Vasiliu Ioana , Lacramioara Serban Ionela , Vulpoi Carmen

Introduction: Obesity and insulin resistance have been identified as risk factors for breast cancer and are associated with late-stage diagnosis and poor prognosis. Ghrelin is a unique gut-derived peptide that has major impact in energy homeostasis and weight regulation, with new emerging implications in tumorigenesis process, especially in hormone-dependent cancers.Aim: To evaluate the relationship between ghrelin, clinico-biological parameters of obesi...

ea0049ep810 | Obesity | ECE2017

Differences in calcium and thyroid homeostasis and thyroid volume after bariatric surgery

Dagdelen Duran İffet , Ersoz Gulcelik Nese , Berker Dilek , Guler Serdar

Introduction: Bariatric surgery would end up with great alterations in homeostatic measures such as glucose and lipid metabolism and hormonal regulation, which of all are interweaved with some number of ways to each other. The hormonal modulation extands along a wide span starting from the change in gastrointestinal peptides, to the effect in insulin and other nutrient metabolism regulatory hormones and even the hormones establishing thyroid and calcium homeostasis. Secondary ...