Endocrine Abstracts

Background: It has been reported that primary treatment with somatostatin analogues (SSA) is effective in up to 60% of acromegaly patients, but predictive value of the acute octreotide suppression test (OST) for selection of patients with good response to depot SSA in long term treatment remains controversial.Patients and methods: Twelve medical therapy naive patients (mean age 44 years, female 75%) with active acromegaly were included in prospective stu...

Background: Previous nation-wide survey on iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Latvia showed a mild iodine deficiency in 587 schoolchildren (median UI – 59 μg/l). At the time less than 1% of all edible salt was iodized. Despite of the results of National IDD Elimination Committee study, all preventive measures were limited to production of leaflets promoting voluntary iodine salt consumption and convincing industry to use iodized salt. In order to perform a 10-year ...