Endocrine Abstracts

Vascular access remains both a life line and a ‘weak link for patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) therapy. It difficult to create an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in diabetic hemodialysis patients due to atherosclerotic changes in arteries. This study investigated the fate of AVFs in diabetic and non-diabetic HD patients.Methods: The study included 306 patients (142 females, 164 males) on regular HD treatment with AVF. We excluded patients dialyzed w...

Corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis is seen in 3–4% of patients undergoing kidney transplantation (KT), especially at the head of the femur. The use of corticosteroids for any reason is responsible for approximately 41% of total hip arthroplasty performed due to osteonecrosis. In this study, we investigated factors affecting osteonecrosis development after KTMethods: Among 205 recipients who underwent KT, 32 (15.6%) had symptomatic femoral head ost...

Diabetes melliuts (DM) presents particular challenges after kidney transplant (KT). These challenges contribute to cardiovascular disesases among diabetic recipients. We assessed frequency of posttransplant cardiovascular events in diabetic patients.Methods: This retrospective study conducted in 399 kidney recipients at our center. The patients were divided into two groups: DM (n:59, 52.5% females) and non-DM (n:340, 46.5% females).<p class="abstext"...

Renin angiotensin system blockers are currently used in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. Carvedilol, 3. generation beta-blockers, may provide additional benefits in diabetic patients. Its antiproteinuric activity is not investigated in patients with diabetic nephropathy. We aimed to compare short-term additive effects of losartan with cilazapril or carvedilol combination on blood pressure, proteinuria and renal functions in microalbuminuric patients with type 2 diabetes ...

In hypertensive diabetic patients, renal angiotensin system blockers are first preferred due to their antihypertensive and antiproteinuric activities. Carvedilol, a third generation beta blocker, may provide additional benefits in diabetic patients. We aimed to compare the short-term efficacy of losartan treatment alone and in combination with cilazapril or carvedilol on blood pressure, glycemic control and lipid profile in microalbuminuric type 2 diabetic patients.<p clas...

In hypertensive diabetic patients, renal angiotensin system blockers are first preferred due to their antihypertensive and antiproteinuric activities. Carvedilol, a third generation beta blocker, may provide additional benefits in diabetic patients. We aimed to compare the short-term efficacy of losartan treatment alone and in combination with cilazapril or carvedilol on blood pressure, glycemic control and lipid profile in microalbuminuric type 2 diabetic patients.<p clas...

Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI, cyclosporine A: CsA and tacrolimus: Tac) cause posttransplant diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. Post-transplant weight gain can be related to the type of CNIs. Distribution of obesity is one of the major predictors of cardiovascular diseases. Several indices assessed upper body obesity such as waist circumference (WC) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) are more accurate than whole body obesity (body mass index: BMI). This study ai...

Introduction: Riedel’s thyroiditis, also known as invasive fibrous thyroiditis, is a rare disorder of unknown etiology in which characterized by invasive fibrosis that partially destroys the thyroid gland and extends into adjacent neck structures. The diagnosis of Riedel’s thyroiditis is clinically difficult because this form of thyroiditis can mimic lymphoma or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis during preoperative radiologic, and pathologic examination. Sonographic featu...

Introduction: The involvement of certain organs such as the adrenal gland is rare in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). Although lymphomas can involve virtually all extranodal organs, different organs show different frequency of involvement. Adrenal gland involvement is usually bilateral. We report that a rare case of unilateral adrenal involvement of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting with abdominal pain.Case: A 64-year-old-man presented with abdo...

Case: A 75-year-old male patient was treated for lung adenocarcinoma 12 years ago. During the routine imaging studies of the patient who was followed without treatment after curing, a suspicious, non-adenomatous lesion in the right adrenal gland, 16×9 mm in size was detected by thoracic computed tomography. Serum aldosterone/renin ratio and urine catecholamine tests were normal with no complaints of suspicion for pheochromocytoma. F18FDG PET-CT showed an increase in metab...