Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: We aimed to find if there is any relationship between vitamin D levels and clinical, laboratory parameters and osteoporosis, in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).Material and methods: 128 patients with PHPT and 30 patients as a control group were analysed. Patients with PHPT were grouped due to vitamin D levels and levels low than 20 μg/ml accepted as deficiency.Results: Patients with 25-OH vitamin D <20 &#956...

Objectives: Coexisting thyroid nodules affect the treatment choice for PHPT. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of concomitant thyroid nodules in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and to investigate the relationship between thyroid nodule volume, thyroid gland volume and thyroid nodules with clinical and laboratory parameters.Materials and methods: This study was carried out at Ankara University Endocrinology and Metabolism Department. 183 patien...