Endocrine Abstracts

This study was carried out to put the Diabetes Health Promotion Self-Care Scale for patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) into use for nursing and medical literature. The sample of this methodological design research consisted of 620 patients diagnosed with type 2 DM. The data were collected with Personal Information Form and the Diabetes Health Promotion Self-Care Scale. In the validity and reliability stage of the scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes, an...

Background: Suture granuloma, the rare complication of thyroidectomy, results from use of nonabsorbable suture materials. Despite its typical ultrasound images and benign course, it carries utmost importance in differential diagnosis of lymph nodes, recurrent nodules, and recurrence in case of thyroid cancers.Case report: A 54-year-old female patient, who underwent bilateral thyroidectomy in July 2010, was diagnosed with multinodular goiter and incidenta...

Aim: To evaluate serum (SMK) and nodular (NMK) midkine levels in thyroid nodules and explore its relevance to ultrasound feature/pathological results.Methods: A total of 80 patients (56 women, 24 men) with thyroid nodules were included in this prospective study. Hemograms, thyroid function tests, fine needle aspiration biopsies, ultrasonographic evaluation were routinely made. In addition, levels of SMK and NMK were measured. Any possible correlations be...

Introduction: Serum and intranodal levels of IGF1 and IGF-binding protein 3 levels (IGFBP3) were determined in patients with nodular thyroid diseases.Materials and methods: Demographic, clinicopathological and laboratorial caracteristics of the subjects were recorded. After performing fine needle aspiration biopsy, IGF1 and IGFBP3 levels were determined in blood and aspiration samples. Clinicopathological and laboratorial findings were analysed.<p cl...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease is not likely to be pituitary apoplexy or macroadenoma. We present a case of pituitary apoplexy after dexamethasone suppression test for Cushing’s disease due to macroadenoma.Case report: A 30-year-old man complained of headache and closure of the left upper eyelid. Two years ago he had a headache, and was diagnosed with non-functional macroadenoma of pituitary. In follow, insuppressibly serum levels of cortisol ...

Objective: Acromegaly is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. But the data about the evaluation of coagulation and fibrinolysis in acromegalic patients is very limited and to our knowledge, platelet function analysis has never been investigated. So we aimed to investigate the levels of protein C, protein S, fibrinogen, antithrombin 3, and platelet function analysis in patients with acromegaly.Methods: Thirty-nine patients wit...

Aim: To evaluate serum and intranodular vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (VEGFR-1) level thyroid nodules and explore its relevance to ultrasound feature/pathological results.Methods: A total of 80 patients (62 women and 18 men) with thyroid nodules were included in this prospective study. Thyroid function tests, fine needle aspiration biopsies, ultrasonographic and scintigraphic evaluation were r...

Purpose: Acromegaly, an uncommon disease, is existed in the result of over production of growth hormone (GH). It is associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic abnormalities. Urotensin II (UII), a secreted vasoactive peptide hormone, plays an essential role in the regulation of vascular tone, glucose metabolism and atherosclerosis. UII belonging to somatostatin superfamily activates somatostatin receptors as well. The aim of this study was to ascertain ...