Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: During pregnancy, the thyroid volume (TV) increases by 20% to 35% in areas with iodine deficiency. In iodine-sufficient countries, while some studies showed an increase in TV by 10–15%, others did not observe any change in TV during pregnancy. Thyroid nodules may be present in up to 15–35% of pregnant women in areas with moderate iodine deficiency. However, in areas with iodine-sufficient, thyroid nodules were investigated in a few number of studies...

Introduction: The changes observed in thyroid ultrasound during pregnancy are related to the nutritional status of iodine, but its association with TSH levels or the presence of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) is unclear.Objective: To compare the relationship between the findings in thyroid ultrasound and thyroid function tests in the first trimester of pregnancy in an iodine sufficient area.Subjects and methods: We conducted...

Objective: We investigated the clinical usefulness of thyroid blood flow measurement by colour-flow Doppler ultrasonography in predicting relapse of Graves’ disease (GD).Patients and methods: In 30 euthyroid GD patients, (eight males and 23 females), aged 17–68 years (mean 43.8±12.8), after at least 1 year of treatment with anti-thyroid drug (ATD) and just before its withdrawal, we evaluate with colour-flow Doppler ultrasonography the colo...

Objective: To evaluate the role of thyroid blod flow assessment by color-flow Doppler ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis in an outpatient endocrinology clinic.Material and methods: Consecutive patients with thyrotoxicosis presenting to our center between January–December 2013 were included in the study. Clinical date were collected and measurements of TSH, serum free thyroxine and TSH receptor antibodies were performed. ...