Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Low levels of vitamin D are commonly found in people with type 1 diabetes and recently studies found that vitamin D deficiency (VDD) contributes to the risk of developing diabetic microvascular complications. The aim was to determine the relationship between microvascular complications of diabetes and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels in type 1 diabetic patients.Methods: A total of 143 adults (60 male and 83 female) with type 1 diabetes ...

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and very aggressive tumor with poor prognosis. The aim of the study was to identify prognostic factors of recurrence-free (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with ACC.We present a retrospective analysis in 52 patients diagnosed with ACC. A number of factors both histological and clinical were analyzed. Recurrent disease was defined as a new lesion confirmed in imaging. Kaplan-Meier method and multivariate ...

Analogues of somatostatin are widely used in management of neuroendocrine tumors. The “classic” indications for this treatment are: acromegaly and NETs of midgut to diminish symptoms caused by hormonal overproduction and slow down the tumors’ growth. However we consider the use of this medication also in the other cases in which we confirm the presence of somatostatin receptors in tumor by somatostatin receptor scintigraphy.We would like t...

Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is usually accompanied by metabolic changes such as carbohydrate and lipid metabolism disorders and obesity.Aim: The aim of the study is to determine the impact of the deployment of body fat on selected biochemical parameters in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.Materials and methods: The study included a group of 45 women with diagnosed Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome based on the 2003 Rott...

Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is the most common recognized endocrinopathy in women. The syndrome is often accompanied by obesity and insulin resistance.Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the differences between the selected anthropometric and biochemical parameters in a group of women with insulin resistance and without insulin resistance.Materials and methods: The study included a group of 45 women diagnosed with P...

Introduction: Anthropometric studies are one of the methods, by means of which it is possible to assess patient’s nutritional status.Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the selected anthropometric as well as biochemical parameters and CRP- reactive protein concentration among patients with endocrine disorders.Materials and methods: The studied group involved all patients hospitalized at the Endocr...

Introduction: Early detection of carbohydrate and fat metabolism disorders in women with polycystic ovary syndrome allows the early prevention of cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetes.Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the selected metabolic indicators and anthropometric measurements in two groups of women: metabolically healthy polycystic ovary syndrome (MH-PCOS) and metabolically unhealthy PCOS (MU-PCOS).Material...

Introduction: Anthropometric parameters such like BMI aren’t suitable enough for each type of figure and leads to misinformation about body composition. Body Adiposity Index (BAI) is suggested as an alternative for BMI.Aim: The aim of the study was to compare the usefulness of BAI in context to body composition parameters.Materials and methods: The BAI index was calculated for 86 patients according to previously described form...

Amiodarone is a potent and among cardiologists still very popular anti-arrhythmic drug. This case report describes severe course of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) which is one of the most serious side effects of the treatment. The patient (J S born in 1950) was first hospitalised in June 2012 for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response and tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy with a decreased ejection fraction (EF). Thyroid hormones were normal at that time ...

Background: It is estimated that gestational diabetes (GDM) accounts for 87.5% of all diabetes cases in pregnancy and is associated with worse pregnancy outcomes. Macrosomia is one of the main complications of GDM and antenatal management strategies are directed at ensuring normal foetal growth. Ultrasonography is a useful tool for estimating foetal size, but there is little data in the literature correlating foetal abdominal circumference (AC) and birth weight in GDM. Further...