Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Acromegaly is associated with higher prevalence of vertebral fractures (VFx) and bone microarchitecture potentially play a role in fracture development. Trabecular bone score (TBS), a novel indicator of bone microstructure could provide additional information.Objectives: Assessment of BMD, TBS and bone turnover markers (BTM) in acromegaly patients in comparison to healthy controls with regard to gender, hypogonadism and disease activity.</p...

IntroductionMedian nerve neuropathy is commonly associated with acromegaly.ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate ultrasound examination of median nerve in acromegalic patients and assess the relationship with activity and duration of disease.Patients and methodsWe prospectively examined the cross sectional area (CSA) of median nerve with high-resolution ultrasou...