Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare version 7 of ATA risk calculating tool, developed for the staging of well differentiated thyroid cancers,and is used commonly in the clinical practice with its version 8 developed in 2018 with respect to clinical staging.Material and method: 295 patients followed with the diagnosis of well differentiated thyroid cancer were included in the present study. According to pathology reports and clinical data, th...

Aim: There is strong evidence regarding vitamin D being a risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of vitamin D on advanced glycation end-products in prediabetic and type 2 diabetic patients with vitamin D deficiency.Methods: Forty type 2 diabetic patients, 40 prediabetic patients and 40 healthy controls with the levels of vitamin D <20 ng/ml were included in the study. All three groups were ...

Although surgical resection is the usual initial treatment for patients with acromegaly, it does not always lead to a remission. Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is an important additional strategy for unresected clinically active pituitary adenomas.Objective: We evaluated retrospectively pituitary hormone status as well as the efficacy of GKRS for patients with acromegaly referred to our tertiary endocrinology clinic. Prognostic factors related to outcom...

Objective: Hyperprolactinemia has been reported to be associated with endothelial dysfunction, abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism and insulin sensitivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate carbohydrate metabolism and endothelial function of our patients in outpatient clinics.Material and methods: In this cross-sectional study, currently or previously treated 87 hyperprolactinemic patients with PRL-secreting adenoma (fifty four with microadenoma...

Introduction: Inferior petrosal sinus sampling for ACTH is the current gold standard test for the differentiation of pituitary Cushing disease from the ectopic ACTH syndrome. Early studies with İPSS reported a diagnostic sensitive and specificity approaching 100%, additional experience has shown a false negative rate of 1-10%. This has been due to either technical problem with unsuccessful petrosal sinus catheterization or anomalous venous drainage of the pituitary. The ...

Background and aim: Low testosterone levels are known to be associated with unfavorable body composition and testosterone replacement is known to be associated with increased muscle mass and muscle strength. The aim of this cross-sectionalstudy is to evaluate the grip strength, appendicular muscle mass and physical performance and bone mineral densities of hypogonad male patients.Method: 75 hypogonad and 45 healthy control subjects were included in this ...

Objective: Currently there are three well-established treatment options for hyperthyroid Graves’ disease (GD): antithyroid drug therapy with thionamides, radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment with (131)I, and surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate retrospectively theurapeutic options of the patients with GD treated at outpatient clinics of Endocrinology and Metabolism between January 2007 and December 2009.Methods: We evaluated 122 patients ...

Kidney transplant patients are prone to metabolic bone diseases. In this descriptive clinical study we aimed to evaluate the incidence of osteopenia osteoporosis, vertebral fractures in our group of renal transplant patients.Methods: Eighty seven patients (25 males and 62 females) aged from 20 to 67 years, who had undergone kidney transplantation 1 to 20 yrs. previously included in the study. Bone mineral densitometry was performed using dual-energy X-ra...

AımThe aim of this study is to investigate the attitude of physicians, who are specialized in internal medicine, endocrinology, nurology and cardiology, on LDL target levels and antilipidemic treatments in Turkey.MethodsThis study outlines attitudes of physicians towards the guideline-recommended LDL target levels in diabetic dyslipidemia. An invitaiton to fill a questionnaire on demographic and professi...

İntroductionThe aim of this study was to evaluate the association between fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) levels and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) in acromegalic patients in relation to the atherosclerotic complications.Metarials and methodsThe study goroup included 70 acromegalic patients. According to the disease activity, patients cathegorized inti 2 groups: controlled and active acromega...