Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Obesity is one of the most critical problems nowadays, its frequency and consequences. Since the risk of morbidity and mortality increases in obese individuals, lifestyle changes, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery (BS) methods are used for treatment. BS is generally considered the most effective method to treat morbid obesity. However, it is known that thyroid function has a role in weight regulation, the effect of preoperative thyroid function on weight loss ...

Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency (11βOHD) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder. It results defects in adrenal cortisol and aldosterone synthesis. Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment in male patients are essential in order to prevent serious complications. We report a male patient with CAH who developed complications because of late diagnosisCase Report: 44-year-old male patien...

Case report: Adrenal pseudocysts are rare bening lesions that usually mimick solid tumors on imaging. Although they are asymptomatic and often discovered incidentally, distinguishing them from clinically important adrenocortical masses may be problematic before surgery. We report the case of a 50-years-old female who was referred to endocrinology outpatient clinic with a 54×58×50 mm sized mass in the left adrenal gland. Abdominal MRI which was performed because of ri...

AimTo examine and compare the anxiety level and stress perception of acromegaly patients with controlled and active disease in the COVID-19 pandemic.Material and Method49 (23 females/26 males) patients admitted to the outpatient clinic during the first month after the pandemic period were recruited in this cross-sectional study. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (S-Anxiety for state scale, T-Anxiety for trait sca...

Aim: To compare the IGF-1, metabolic and clinical parameters among the ultrasonographically classified NAFLD groups, to examine the effect of weight loss on metabolic parameters and determine the factors that may predict the NAFLD severity in morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery.Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 316 morbidly obese patients (250 females, 66 males). The data of patients before and 1st year a...

Background: Obesity is a widespread disease that causes chronic low-grade inflammation and related chronic diseases such as steatohepatitis, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus (DM), and cancer. It is known that weight loss positively affects life expectancy by reducing obesity-related complications. Therefore, effective management of particularly morbidly obese patients is getting prominent in clinical practice. Bariatric surgery (BS) is the main effective treatment option ...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a disease associated with a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD), especially in cortical bones such as distal radius. Therefore, the BMD measurement of forearm is valuable in the detection of cortical bone loss by PHPT. However, forearm measurement is not routinely recommended for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in PHPT. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the importance and priority of forearm BMD measurement in PHPT.<p ...

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of the pandemic process on those with an endocrinological disease that will require close follow-up from the last visit before the pandemic.DesignThis was a retrospective study.MethodsPatients of 3903 with thyroid, calcium-bone metabolism, adrenal gland, pituitary diseases, and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) were retrospectively scanne...

PurposeTo assess the depression and anxiety and their relationship with disease activity in patients with Cushing’s syndrome (CS) in the COVID-19 pandemic.Material and methodsThis is a cross-sectional study including 54 patients with CS (48 female/6 male). Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-State, STAI-Trait were used to evaluate, scores and severity of depression...

Aim: Diabetes and prediabetes become prevalent day by day, likewise their complications are also as important as they are. Lipid profile is also evaluated for cardiovascular diseases which are the major complications of diabetes and prediabetes. Non-HDL cholesterol has begun to be taken as one of the treatment goals, especially in diabetics, with respect to the recent dyslipidemia guidelines. The aim of this study is to compare non-HDL values in women with normal or impaired g...