Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may frequently be overcome by nutrition therapy alone, but insulin regimen may be necessary in about 30 % of the patients with GDM. It was known that thyroid hormones were associated with glucose metabolism. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association of fT4 level with insulin requirement in euthyroid pregnant women with GDM.Materials and methodsWe consec...

IntroductionHearing loss may be associated with autoimmune diseases, but it was less studied in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). We aimed to evaluate hearing impairment by audiometric assessments in adults with euthyroid HT.Materials and MethodsAdult patients with euthyroid HT (normal thyroid functions, positive AntiTPO/AntiTg and sonographic findings) were compared with controls. We excluded pregnant or ol...

IntroductionExenatide may provide weight loss in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) via agonistic effect on GLP1 receptor. There is no study showing associations between free T4(fT4) and exenatide-related weight loss in T2D. We aimed to reveal the association between fT4 and exenatide-related weight loss, and change in thyroid functions with exenatide in euthyroid adult patients with T2D and obesity.Materials and Methods<p class="a...

Introduction: The frequency of new-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) is 5–30% in liver transplant recipients. We aimed to analyze the frequency and predictors of NODAT in the patients undergoing liver transplantation (LTx) due to acute liver failure(ALF), and to investigate whether pretransplant hypoglycemia had any effect on NODAT.Materials and methods: Adult patients undergoing LTx due to ALF were analyzed retrospectively. The patients with...

Introduction: Studies investigating the association between serum IGF-1, and thyroid nodule, ovarian or thyroid volume in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are limited. We aimed to analyze the association between serum IGF-1 level, and ovarian or thyroid volume, or thyroid nodule in PCOS.Materials and methods: The study was performed between June 2017 and August 2019 as prospective design. The patients referred to our medical faculty were included. Adul...

BackgroundPrimary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) is defined as a lymphoma involving only the thyroid gland or the thyroid gland and adjacent (regional) neck lymph nodes. Primary lymphomas of the thyroid are uncommon tumours, representing approximately 5% of the thyroid neoplasms and 2% of extranodal lymphomas. The most characteristic presentation is that of a rapidly enlarging neck mass often associated with dysphagia [5]. The majority of patients are euthyroid ...

Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine disorder whose epidemiologic characteristics regarding the cause, clinical course, acute and chronic complications have not been well defined. There is also a substantial geographic variability regarding those parameters, and country-specific local data is scarce.This study was conducted to assess the baseline characteristics, including the demographics, etiologic distribution, disease severity, medications use...

BackgroundThe risk of cancer is relatively higher in Graves’ patients presenting simultaneously with thyroid nodules. Radioiodine (RAI) therapy recommended in intermediate-high risk differentiated thyroid carcinoma may be associated with worsening of a pre-existing Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) or developing a new onset. The impact of RAI therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer on the course of a pre-exisiting GO has not been specific...

Background: Treatment of vitamin D deficiency orinappropriate vitamin D supplementation may cause side effects associated with hypercalcemia. We observed a tendency to use very high single dose cholecalciferol for treatment of vitamin D deficiency.Aim: The primary aim of this study was to examine the clinical characteristics of patientswith very high serum 25OHD levels of vitamin D toxicity in Turkey.Materials and methods: An invit...