Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To investigate the relationship between serum growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels, seminal plasma GH and IGF-1 levels, and sperm parameters in acromegalic patients.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 24 acromegaly patients (acromegaly group), 11 non-functioning adenoma (NFA) patients (NFA group), and 16 healthy men (control group). Seminal plasma GH and IGF-1 levels were measured. Semen parameters and se...

Introduction: This study is performed for inspecting vaccination rates in geriatric patients, negatory effects leading to unvaccination and changes occuring in vaccination rates by patient education.Methods: This study is planned in a combination of two formats: retrospectively for determining last 5 years’ vaccination rates of patients and prospectively for determining the change in vaccination rates after patient education. Totally 579 diabetic pa...

Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of masked hypertension (MHT) and its association with asymptomatic organ damage (AOD) in a low socioeconomic district of Ankara, Turkey.Material and methods: Data obtained from the medical records of 712 patients with no known diagnosis of hypertension that presented to a polyclinic due to symptoms related to elevated blood pressure (BP) and were screened for MHT were retrospectively reviewed. The ...

Objective: The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) is rising with increased prevalence of obesity, which exacerbates pancreatic injury. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is defined as a cluster condition of cardiovascular risk factors, including hyperglycaemia, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, and central obesity. We analysed if the presence of obesity and/or MS affects the course of pancreatitis.Methods: Data were collected from 140 patients with AP between January ...

Background and Aim: The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a marker of insulin resistance. This study aims to evaluate the utility of the TyG index in routine practice for predicting diabetes, prediabetes, and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in obese individuals.Methods: The study retrospectively analyzed data from obese individuals at our outpatient clinic. The study recorded patient characteristics such a...

IntroductionDuring pregnancy, women with Graves’ disease are at risk of maternal and fetal hyperthyroidism caused by stimulating TSH receptor antibody. Here we report the unusual case of a woman with recurrent Graves’ disease who developed central hypothyroidism transiently during pregnancy.Case report and resultsA 26-year-old woman was treated by antithyroid drug for a third episode of hyperthyroid...

Background: Thyroid nodules found in patients with Graves’ disease have a higher likelihood of being malignant. Management of these association is controversial.Objectives: To discuss clinical and therapeutic features of this association.Materials and methods: We report three cases of thyroid cancer occurring in Graves’ disease, treated surgically at our department.Results: There were three patients...

Objective: Our aim is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical features of intrathyroidal parathyroid cysts (PCs). Materiel and Methods : We report 2 cases of intrathyroidal PC treated in our ENT department. Results : We report 2 cases of non-functioning intrathyroidal PCs: 2 women (22 and 45 years old). They were referred to our department for anterior neck mass lasting for an average of 13 months. They had no co...

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common reason for secondary hypertension. Among adrenal disorders, rarely aldosterone- and cortisol-co-secreting adenomas (A/CPA) can lead to PA. 35 patients with A/CPA were reported to date and their mean age was 52 (range 34–80) years. We report an A/CPA in an adolescent girl presenting with hypertension combined with hypokalemia and signs of hypercortisolism.Case report: A 18-year-old girl admi...

Introduction: Cardiovascular complications are well known in type 2 diabetes with other factors of cardiovascular disease. Recently, with the intensive treatment of type 1 diabetes, many studies have focused on macrovascular complications in type 1 diabetes. The aim of our study was to determine the long-term cardiovascular risk factors and macrovascular complications in type 1 diabetic patients.Patients and methods: A retrospective study involving 45 pa...