Endocrine Abstracts

Background: We investigated the frequency for diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, based on rising interest in potential links of OSA’s pathogenesis with impaired auto-immune mechanisms.Design and methods: Polysomnography was performed to 245 euthyroid eligible subjects consecutively. Study population divided according to apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) as control (n=59, AHI<5), mild OSA (<i...

Introduction: To evaluate the efficacy of 3 different parathyroid adenoma screening tools (high resolution ultrasonography (USG), technetium Tc 99m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) parathyroid scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging (MR)) and to determine factors affecting the detection success rates.Methods: Thirty-nine patients (29 female and 10 male) with primary hyperparathyroidism were included in the study. Patient’s mean age was 53.9&#177...

Objective: Insulin resistance may contribute to the development of nodular thyroid disease. Changes in thyroid morphology have been reported in obese patients. In this study, we examined the frequency of nodular thyroid disease in morbid obese patients (BMI>40 kg/m2) and investigated the metabolic parameters which may play a role in thyroid nodule formation.Methods: Three hundred and six morbid obese patients (296 women, 10 men) (age 46.2&...

Objective: Hyperprolactinemia has been reported to be associated with abnormalities of glucose metabolism and cardiovascular inflammatory markers. However, the metabolic effects of high prolactin levels are not adequately clarified. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of hyperprolactinemia on endothelial function, insulin sensitivity and inflammatory markers in prolactinoma diagnosed subjects.Methods: In total, 58 hyperprolactinemic subje...