Endocrine Abstracts

Pituicytoms is a very rare low-grade glioma of the neurohypophysis and can affect both the sellar and suprasellar regions. We describe a case of a suprasellar pituicytoma and mengioma of a patient admitted to our Clinic as a suprasellar tumor patient.Clinical presentation: A 55-years-old man with a history of persistent headache in the right frontal area for a period of 10 years prior to the admission as well as visual disturbances and decreased libido f...

Objectives: To comperate the efficacy of sandostatin LAR therapy in patients with untreated acromegaly and in previously treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy.Material and methods: We studied 16 consecutive patients (seven women and nine men, aged 29–71 year). Fourteen patients harboured a macroadenoma and two microadenoma. The study was retrospective examination of untreated and previously treated patients with surgery and/or radiotherapy based ...

Aim: To define impact of diabetic retinopathy as a risk factor at peoples with type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot.Material and methods: One hundred hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes, screened for diabetic foot and diabetic retinopathy for 1 year. Clinical examination and laboratory investigations were evaluated.Results: From 100 patients, 53% were female and 47% male, duration of diabetes 10.47±4.77 years. Mean HbA1c w...