Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Vitamin D deficiency is reported as a risk factor for the development of diabetes in several epidemiologic studies. In this study, we investigated the frequency of 25-OH vitamin D deficiency in type 2 diabetes and the relationship between 25-OH vitamin D deficiency and microvascular complications.Materials and methods: Retrospectively, medical records of 557 type 2 diabetic patients admitted to the Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic in January–Mar...

Aim: Our aim was to investigate the frequency of isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia (IMH) at gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)Material and method: Fifty women with GDM aged between 20–41 and 100 healthy pregnant aged between 17–41 were involved to study. Patients that have thyroid disease and low free T4 levels at first trimester were ruled out. Thyroid function tests of patients and healthy controls were assessed at first, second ...

Introduction: Nodule diameter was considered to be related with thyroid cancer. Whether under ultrasound (US) guidance or not, FNAB has some limitations particularly in big nodules. In this study, we aimed to evaluate diagnostic value of US-FNAB in nodules bigger than 3 cm or more. We also compared ultrasonographical features of benign and malignant nodules.Material and methods: Data of 267 patients operated for nodulary goiter were screened retrospectiv...