Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer accounts for 1.5% of all pediatric malignancies. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common subtype and is associated with more advanced disease at diagnosis compared to adults. The aim of this study was to identify long-term outcomes of pediatric PTC.Methods: Records of 30 patients with PTC diagnosed in childhood and adolescence and followed up at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine were reviewed retrospective...

Background: Adrenal incidentaloma (AI) is described as an adrenal mass detected on imaging not performed for adrenal disease. In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, chest CT evaluation was performed for all ages in adults. In this study, we aimed to detect adrenal adenoma(s) which were identified with chest CT, during COVID-19 diagnostic work-up to find AI prevalence in our population.Methods: All patients who underwent chest CT examination for...

Objective: Transgender individuals endure gender dysphoria and incongruence between physical appearance and gender identity. We aimed to investigate effects of gender affirming treatments on sex hormone levels, mental well being and body image quality of life in these individuals. Material and Method: This is a descriptive cross sectional study. Transgender individuals who were transitioned from pediatric to adult care (n: 12) and who were formerly follo...

Introduction: Effective management of the transition from childhood to adulthood in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can reduce the problems that may arise in the follow-up during adulthood.Aim: Evaluation of the clinical characteristics and sociodemographic data of CAH patients transferred from the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic to the Adult department of our hospital and the comparison of the 2 transition models carried out during this period was t...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) requires lifelong management, and a well-designed protocol may facilitate transition from child-centered healthcare systems to adult-oriented systems.Aim: We aimed to evaluate sociodemographic data, clinical features and laboratory parameters that may affect the transition period and post-transition process in T1DM patients.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 64 patients ...

Background and objectives: Diabetes is estimated to affect more than half a billion people worldwide, of which approximately 9.5 million live in Turkey. Currently, glucoSemeasurements are made with invasive techniques (eg finger puncture or interstitial glucose sensors) that can negatively affect monitoring. In addition, since glucose results cannot be seen by physicians/nurses in real time, treatment decisions are delayed and diabetes control becomes difficult. As a group of ...