Endocrine Abstracts

Extraadrenal perirenal myelolipom has been reported since 1980. In recent years, it has been reported at an increasing rate in different sites of the body ranging from the nasal cavity, mediastinum to presacral, paravesical region. However, it was the first reported case that perirenal multiple myelolipomas, each myelolipomas was about 5 cm in diameter, in associated with cortisol hypersecretion. A patient was an emigrant. She was followed in her country and was prescribed ket...

Aim: The etiology and underlying pathology of non-functional adrenal adenoma has not been clearly defined, yet. Blood pressure levels according to adrenal adenoma size has not been evaluated, yet. Therefore, we evaluated 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure levels in patients with non functional adrenal adenoma.Materials & Methods: We studied thirty newly diagnosed adrenal adenoma patients in a tertiary health-care center. They grouped in two categories...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate cardio metabolic risk factors in patients with non-functional adrenal adenoma.Materials and methods: We studied thirty newly diagnosed adrenal adenoma patients and 30 healthy participants. Fasting glucose, insulin, lipid, hormone profile were evaluated from each patient.Results: The frequency of diabetes mellitus and hypertension were statistically higher in adrenal adenoma gr...

Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is a thyroid disease which encountered in practice, commonly. Thyroid hormones affect metabolic syndrome parameters including HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, plasma glucose levels, blood pressure and abdominal obesity. Furthermore; there have been growing evidences about the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and autoimmune thyroid diseases. Therefore; we aimed to evaluate the association between the metabolic parameters and 25-OH-...

Background: Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus are associated with decreased serum vitamin D level. Therefore, we evaluate the 25-OH-vitamin D in GDM. This study was performed to evaluate the serum vitamin D levels in GDM patients.Methods: This study consisted of 38 patients with GDM who followed up in Haseki Training and Research Hospital’s Endocrinology outpatient clinic. GDM was diagnosed with 50 g (if postprandial 1 h >130–199 mg/...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the high blood glucose levels in pregnant women. GDM have high risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus after pregnancy. Therefore, we evaluated postpartum DM frequency and metabolic parameters of the patients who had GDM in this study.Methods: It was enrolled 40 patients, who had high glucose level during fasting or/and after meal and abnormal glucose level during OGTT in 24–28 weeks, in endocrinology out...

Acromegaly is known to be associated with insulin resistance. Visceral adipose tissue is increased in patients with insulin resistance and we aimed to investigate a visceral adipose tissue content as a possible marker of insulin resistance in diabetic and nondiabetic acromegalic patients. We compared 16 diabetic and 16 nondiabetic acromegalic patients for fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin and visceral adipose tissue content calculated from abdominal computer tomography. All...

Acromegaly is known to be associated with both increased cardiovascular mortality and carbohydrate intolerance. The aim of our study is to compare intima-media thickness, a marker of atherosclerosis in active acromegalic patients with and without diabetes. 32 active acromegalic patients (M/ F: 15/17, 16 diabetic and 16 nondiabetic) were assessed for fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin, growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1 and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). Diab...

Increased heel pad thickness can be used as a marker of soft tissue enlargement in acromegalic patients. We aimed to investigate if concomittant hyperinsulinemia/and or diabetes secondary to insulin resistance in acromegaly contribute to the enlargement of heel pad. We compared heel pad thickness in 16 diabetic and 16 nondiabetic active acromegalic patients using X-ray images. All of the diabetics were well controlled with diet and/ or oral antidiabetic drugs. GH and IGF-1 wer...