Endocrine Abstracts

Weight gain and obesity are frequent problems after kidney transplantation. Potential causes of weight gain are use of immunosuppressive drugs and changes in life style such as dietary intake and insufficient physical activity. This study aimed to evaluate the different general and abdominal obesity criterias and post-transplant weight changes in kidney transplant recipients.Methods: This prospective study included consecutive 112 (62 females, 50 males) ...

Aim: 402 patients who were admitted and FNA was done in the Endocrinology Clinic at EBEAH were enrolled in this study. 340 (85%) of them were females and 62 (15%) of them were males. The age range was between 16 and 82. There weren’t any statistical differences in age between both sexes. Thyroid cancer is reported to constitute <2% of cancers in humans. At the same time, it is the most lethal endocrine malignancy. In the literature it is stated that 3% of all cancers ...