Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To understand the factors associated with changes in thyroid nodule volume with previous benign citology.Material and Methods: This is a prospective single-center observational study. We included patients with a benign citology from March/2016 to May/2018 and ultrasound follow-up after 12–24 months. Initially we determined the nodule size (volume in ml), and its risk of malignancy was classified according to ATA 2015 criteria. Volume cha...

Objectives: We have examined the relationship between the hepatic enzymes and type 2 diabetes. We have analyzed if the levels of hepatic enzymes are associated with body weight, lipid profile and the treatment with metformin, thiazolidinediones or statins.Methods: 318 patients with type 2 diabetes were included and they were compared with 100 healthy subjects. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and gammaglutamiltranspeptidas...