Endocrine Abstracts

Object: The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the pure endoscopic removal of the pituitary adenomas with special references to the complications.Material and methods: The authors analyzed retrospectively a database of 52 consecutive patients (16 males and 36 females) with pituitary adenomas who underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. Preoperative examination was based on radiological visualization of the tumor and endocrin...

Introduce: Subclinical hyperthyroidism (SH) affects 0.2 - 11.8% of world human population and is associated with important cardiovascular risk factors. It remains controversial whether or not to treat patients with low serum TSH levels. Between unwanted potential outcomes of treatment of SH there is an elevation of the level of serum triglycerides and cholesterol which may be responsible for higher risk of cardiac death.Aim: To estimate an influence of c...