Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the association between Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) and differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC).Patients and methods: Seven hundred seventy two patients with thyroid nodular goiter who underwent fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), followed up at Endocrinology and Metabolism out-patient clinic of Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul between January 2000 and December 2010 were included retros...

Introduction: Gastrointestinal system is under the influence of excessive GH and IGF1 in acromegaly. Increased bowel length and delayed transit time may cause functional disturbence of the bowel in acromegaly. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the frequency of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in cases with acromegaly.Methods: Twenty-five active cases with acromegaly who were newly diagnosed between 2010–2011 and 16 inactive acromegaly ...