Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim of the study was the evaluation of the relationship between thyroid size and the result of radioactive iodine therapy in patients treated due to Graves’ hyperthyroidism.Material and methods: The study group included 150 subjects (127 M and 23 F), aged from 20 to 78 years (mean 48.33 years) at the moment of 131I therapy.In all patients the thyroid technetium-99m scan and determination of the serum levels...

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the patients’ age and goitre size in relation to the form of hyperthyroidism, as well as the relationship between patients’ age and goitre size and function.Material and methods: The subject group included 484 patients (420 females and 64 males) with hyperthyroidism. Graves’ disease (GD) was diagnosed in 171 subjects and toxic nodular goitre (TNG) was found in 313 subjects. FT3, fT4...

Little is known about the prevalence and significance of islet cell immunity in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. The low antibody titers against islet-cell antigens in LADA elderly patients may be a sign of a less aggressive autoimmune diabetes.The objective: To establish the changing frequency and titers of GADA and IAA in elderly diabetics.Material: 83(56F;27M)diabetic patients (60–91 y) divided in age related groups. ...