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ea0073ep12 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2021

Clinical, imaging and laboratory features of patients with adrenal incidentaloma referred to a tertiary medical center in recent years and a comparison with a historical institutional cohort

Yaacov Hadar , Tsvetov Gloria , Levy Sigal , Hirsch Dania

BackgroundThe term adrenal incidentaloma (AI) refers to the existence of an asymptomatic adrenal mass that was detected at random in an imaging test performed not in order to evaluate the adrenal glands. In recent years, the use of imaging tests has increased, and the resolution of the imaging studies has been improved. This trend may affect the characteristics of AIs at the time of diagnosis.ObjectiveInvesti...

ea0073aep185 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021

Anemia in diabetes and pre-diabetes with normal kidney function: Prevalence and long- term association with morbidity and mortality

Erez Daniel , Shaefler Coral , Roitman Eytan , Levy Sigal , Ellis Martin , Dovrish Zamir , Twito Orit

BackgroundAlthough anemia was previously described as a complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), itÂ’s prevalence and prognostic meaning in patients with DM and pre-DM with normal kidney function was not thoroughly investigated.MethodsA retrospective analysis of patients with DM and pre-DM referred to the endocrine institute in Meir medical center during 2015. Patients with estimated glomerular filtration ...

ea0049ep1374 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017

Trends in the clinicopathological features and clinical outcomes of medullary thyroid carcinoma – an Israeli multicenter study

Hirsch Dania , Twito Orit , Levy Sigal , Bachar Gideon , Robenshtok Eyal , Gross David J , Mazeh Haggi , Benbassat Carlos

Background: The massive use of neck sonography has led to a dramatic increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer detection, predominantly small papillary carcinomas. However, changes in the presentation and course of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) over time remain unclear.Objective: To evaluate trends in the presentation and outcomes of MTC.Methods: Patients treated for MTC at four medical centers in Israel were divided into two...