Endocrine Abstracts

In 2016–2020, 181 patients (mean age – 54.8; range 31–77 years) with tumors of parathyroid glands (PG) were operated. All patients had hyperparathyroidism. The diagnosis was confirmed by high levels of ionized calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the blood. Ultrasound was performed in all patients before surgery. The evaluation of ultrasound images of PG tumors was carried out according to the following parameters: echogenicity, echostructure, shape, clarity...

Objectives: To define sonographic and color Doppler peculiarities of thyroid nodules influencing the efficacy and follow-up principles of percutaneous laser ablation (PLA).Methods: Three hundred forty-five thyroid nodules were treated with 1–3 PLA sessions and subsequently sonographically examined every three months within one year. Indication for PLA was increase sizes of nodules. All nodes were benign according to FNAB.Resul...

Purpose: To study the possibilities of sonoelastography (SEG) in the diagnosis of thyroid tumors. Materials and methods: in 123 patients (27 with papillary thyroid cancer, 45 with thyroid adenomas, and 51 with colloid goiter), different versions of SEG were used at the preoperative stage: compression sonoelastography (CEG) and point shear wave elastography (ARFI). Together with the staining assessment, quantitative parameters were determined: the speed of the transverse wave (...

The purpose was to study the possibility of various diagnostic methods in patients with large goiter. In 2016–2018 years 628 people with thyroid diseases was operated. In 69 cases the volume of the thyroid was 100–1200 cm3. The correlation between thyroid volume and age is weak (0.074033), the duration of the disease is high (0.732455). Evaluation of clinical signs was not difficult, but the examination data and symptoms did not give a adequate picture o...