Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate the relation of mean platelet volume (MPV) levels with serum paraoxonase-1 activity and brachial artery diameter and intima media thickness in diabetic patients with respect to obesity and diabetic complications.Methods: A total of 201 diabetic patients grouped with respect to obesity (obese (n=89) and non-obese (n=112) and diabetic complications (with (n=50) or without (n=150) microvascular comp...

Objective: To evaluate the relation of mean platelet volume (MPV) levels with serum paraoxonase-1 activity in diabetic patients with respect to obesity and diabetic complications.Methods: A total of 201 diabetic patients grouped with respect to obesity obese (n=89) and non-obese (n=112) and diabetic complications with (n=50) or without (n=150) microvascular complications and with (n=91) or without (n=...

Introduction-aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a clinical condition of uncertain etiology, in whose pathogenesis several mechanisms are involved and which is defined by fat vacuoles in more than 5% of hepatic histiocytes in the absence of serious alcohol consumption. It is frequently comorbid with obesity and insulin resistance. However, NAFLD is also seen in non-obese individuals. The purpose of this study was to compare insulin resistance and metabolic parame...

Preoperative preparation of the hyperthyroid patient for thyroidectomy is imperative to avoid perioperative complications due to severe thyrotoxicosis. 24-years old woman was admitted at our clinic for uncontrolled Graves’ disease. In our case, agranulocytosis introduced by propylthiouracil. Therefore, surgery was the only chance of an effective therapy. In cases when the patient is unresponsive to medical therapy or when such therapy is contraindicated, therapeutic plasm...

Background: Metastases to the pituitary gland are rare events and usually indicate widespread malignant disease. Most common symptoms of pituitary metastases are diabetes insipidus and visual disturbances. The lung and breast are the most common sites of primary tumors that metastasize to the pituitary gland. Pituitary metastasis of gastrointestinal tractus is extremely rare.Case presentation: A 53-year-old woman was given chemotherapy for colon cancer w...

Aim: Hypoadiponectinemia is known to be associated with insulin resistance, diabetes and obesity. Since gestational diabetes is together with increased body mass index (BMI) and decreased insulin sensitivity, the evaluation of adiponectin levels in these patients is interesting. We investigated the relationship between adiponectin and glucose tolerance during pregnancy and after delivery.Materials and methods: We evaluated plasma adiponectin levels, insu...

Aim: Comparison of the parameters of obesity with the newly-defined adipocytokines in females applying to our clinic for obesity.Method: Demographical data of 36 obese females were determined. Cases were classified as obese and morbid obese according to BMI values. Biochemical parameters were measured for all the cases. Thicknesses of subcutaneous and visceral fatty tissues were measured on ultrasonography. Statistical significances were evaluated by app...

Aim: Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is currently a widely accepted screening procedure in diagnosis of thyroid nodules, there has been confusion related to diagnostic terminology in the assessment of samples. This confusion has been caused by multiple category names, descriptive reports without assigning to a category, and different terminologies used for surgical pathology. We aimed to evaluate correlations between US characteristics, cytologic results of FNAB, and thyr...

Aim: We aimed to evaluate wrist and ankle measurements in patients with and without diabetes-related macrovascular disease.Material and method: 151 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes who came to our diabetic outpatient clinic were included. We have divided the patients into two groups. Group 1 (patients with diabetes related macrovascular complications) and group 2 (patients without diabetes related macrovascular complications). Group 1 (n</em...