Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Our aim was to investigate the frequency of isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia (IMH) at gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)Material and method: Fifty women with GDM aged between 20–41 and 100 healthy pregnant aged between 17–41 were involved to study. Patients that have thyroid disease and low free T4 levels at first trimester were ruled out. Thyroid function tests of patients and healthy controls were assessed at first, second ...

Introduction: Nodule diameter was considered to be related with thyroid cancer. Whether under ultrasound (US) guidance or not, FNAB has some limitations particularly in big nodules. In this study, we aimed to evaluate diagnostic value of US-FNAB in nodules bigger than 3 cm or more. We also compared ultrasonographical features of benign and malignant nodules.Material and methods: Data of 267 patients operated for nodulary goiter were screened retrospectiv...