Endocrine Abstracts

The term Sheehan syndrome refers to the development of pituitary necrosis due to ischemia within a few hours of delivery. Usually, antecedent hypotension and shock are present, resulting most commonly from obstetric hemorrhage. In such instances evidence of adrenal and thyroid insufficiency should be sought. A classical symptom of Sheehan’s syndrome is the absence of lactation after delivery related to prolactin deficiency. We retrospectively analysed 64 patients who were...

In this study 32 acromegalic patients were retrospectively evaluated with respect to the results of different primary treatment procedures. Study group was composed of 32 acromegalic patients admitted to our department between the years 1979-2002 (20 females, 12 males; mean age 45.2 plus/minus 14.3 years, mean follow-up: 80.7 plus/minus 62.9 months). Patients were grouped according to the primary treatment approach: 1) Patients underwent pituitary surgery (n: 28; 21 macroadeno...