Endocrine Abstracts

Today calcitonin (CT) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) are widely used as markers of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Postoperative CT and CEA normalization is a favorable prognostic factor. The work was initiated to assess CEA diagnostic and prognostic value before and after surgery in patients with familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC). Methods: blood serum from 11 patients with FMTC (mean age 27.4 plus/minus 3.2) undergoing total thyroidectomy and lymph node disse...

Actuality: According to the World Health Organization, the escalating international epidemic of obesity is now the most significant contributor to ill health. More than 30% of US adults are obese, i.e. body mass index (BMI) 30 kg/m2, and it is feared that one in three children born in the early 21st century will develop diabetes with a consequent reduction in lifetime expectancy. In Uzbekistan 20.2% of population is obese.Aims of study: Examin...

Uzbekistan is area of low dietary iodide intake (45.5% of population with iodide deficiency) and high goiter prevalence (more then 40%).Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of amiodarone-induce thyroid disorders among patients residence in iodine deficiency region.Patients and methods: We observed 46 patients with supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias, aged 53±12 years. The mean duration of ...

Aim: to study features of growth and development in teenagers with Diabetes Insipidus of central genesis.Material and methods: During 2009–2010 years we examined 37 teenagers with Diabetes Insipidus of central genesis. 19 boys (51.3%) and 18 girls (48.6%) among them. Mean age of boys and girls was 13.5 years.All patients underwent general clinical examination. Levels of STH, LH, FSH, prolactin, TSH, free thyroxin, cortisol, et...