Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To investigate frequency of secondary GH deficit (SGHD) in patients with acromegaly in the Republic of Uzbekistan (RUz).Material and methods: There are 366 patients with acromegaly registered in RUz. We observed 15 patients with acromegaly with SGHD, among them 3 male and 12 female with middle age 51.6 years. All patients undergone following tests: pituitary hormones levels (GH, IGF1, ACTH, prolactin, TSH, FSH, LH, etc.), blood glucose, bioche...

Objective: To estimate the value of the questionnaire QoL – AGHDA, KIMS for revealing of GH deficiency (GHD) in adults for estimation of the condition of patients with various pituitary adenomas.Material and research methods: We examined 72 adult patients with pituitary adenomas and GHD from 2008 till 2009. From them there were 30 men (41.6%), and 42 women (58.3%). Middle age was 38.0 years.Research methods included: i) Clinic...

Aim of the research: To reveal neuroendocrine disorders rate in patients with different pituitary adenomas retrospectively.Patients and methods: We analyzed 81 patients records with different pituitary adenomas from 2000 to 2009. Of 81 patients 23 were men (28.4%) and 58 women (71.6%). Mean age of male patients was 37.2 years-old whereas in women this was 34.5 years-old.1st group of patients was with Cushing’s disease (CD) &#1...

Aim: To study the effectiveness of levothyroxine therapy in patients with secondary hypothyroidism in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA).Materials and methods: We followed 35 patients with NFPA. Of them, 17 were females and 18 males. Mean age of patients was 37.2 years old. All patients were evaluated for hormones levels (GH, LH, FSH, TSH, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, prolactin, cortisole, free thyroxine, etc.), visual fields, pituitary M...