Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The aim of our study was to determine whether there is a relationship between oxidative stress parameters and subacute thyroiditis.Material and methods: The study included 55 subacute thyroiditis patients and 30 healthy volunteers. Total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), paraoxonase (PON) and thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters were measured by a novel and automated assay in the patient and control groups.<p class="a...

Background: İt is known that there is a relationship between some diseases and blood groups.Objective: The objective of our study is to investigate how often ABO and Rh blood groups are seen in benign thyroid diseases, especially in autoimmune-mediated thyroid diseases, and hence whether there is an association between blood groups and thyroid diseases.Method: A total of 958 patients who were followed due to any benign thyroi...

Background: Branchial cleft cysts account for almost 20 percent of pediatric neck masses. They are usually present in late childhood or early adulthood, when a previously unrecognized cyst becomes infected. First branchial cleft cysts typically appear on the face near the auricle. Second branchial cleft cysts are the most common and they are usually located just inferior to the angle of the mandible and anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Third branchial cleft cysts ar...