Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The results of studies evaluating the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) with intact PTH (iPTH), calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) levels are controversial.Objective: To determine the diagnostic values of iPTH, Ca and P for the prediction of vitamin D deficiency.Methods: We analysed iPTH, Ca and P levels in otherwise healthy 700 subjects (619 (88.4%) female, 81 (11.6%) male, mean age 47.44±16.58 y...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional status and growth rates of adrenal incidentalomas, diagnosed at our center between 2005 through 2010.Methods: The computer and archive records of 113 patients, diagnosed as adrenal incidentalomas and followed-up at our center, were retrospectively analysed.Results: A total of 113 patients (133 tumors, 80 women (%70.8) and 33 men (% 29.2), ranged in age between 27 and 77 ...