Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Even mild to moderate maternal iodine deficiency during pregnancy is associated with impaired child cognition. Iodine deficiency is especially problematic in pregnant women, who have a higher iodine requirement (250 μg/day) than non-pregnant women (150 μg/day).Objective: To assess iodine status (median urinary iodine concentration, UIC) in pregnant women from multiple endemic or non-endemic areas in Romania, 13 years after impleme...

In type 1 diabetes athletes, the proper adjustments of insulin doses and carbs intake are essential in order to avoid a hypoglycemic event that could affect the sport performances.The aim of the study was to assess the risk of hypoglycemia, the insulin and glycemic variability in 2 different days (with and without physical activity) in a group of nine players with type 1 diabetes, members of the Romania diabetes futsal team (twice European champion)....

Introduction: The diagnostical and therapeutical management of GH-secreting pituitary adenomas has been modified in many aspects in the last decade, and the guidelines also have been considerably changed.Objective: To evaluate the management of acromegaly applied in an endocrinological clinical unit from Romania, and the efficiency of different therapeutical schemes.Materials and methods: 23 patients with acromegaly, treated and fo...

Objectives: Assessment of the utility of supplementing the iodine intake during pregnancy in women with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (CAT) coming from the perimarine territory of Romania.Material and method: The study included 28 pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy, diagnosed with CAT. The following variables were evaluated: TSH, FT4, ATPO. The iodine status of pregnant women was analyzed by 2 methods: 1 – the value of the urinary ...

Material-Method: We registered from February 26, 2020 until January 23, 2022 (almost 2 years) patients with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis Hashimoto. Usual parameters for this disease were investigated: age, sex, ATPO, FT4, TSH, ultrasound pattern, antibody evolution, immune associations, lost pregnancies, other clinical associations (alergies, breast cancer). Patients were divided into 2 groups: those who had covid-19 (C-19) vs. those who did not have viral disease (<u...

Introduction: In Romania universal salt iodization was implemented into practice since 2002, and iodine content of salt was gradually increased afterward. The efficiency and sustainability of this nationwide program were evaluated among school children from endemic regions of Mures and Harghita Counties. During these studies thyroid ultrasound characteristic for chronic autoimmune thyroiditis was observed in a considerable number of cases.Objective: To e...

Aim: To study the etiology and the treatment of the non endemic goiter, in our region.Material and methods: The study group consisted of 67 children (F/M: 48/19; age: 4–17 years old) with non endemic goiter admitted in our hospital during the period, 2003–2008. The diagnostic procedures were represented by: the clinical examination (including the anthropometric measures and pubertal stages after Tanner’s criteria), laboratory data (serum c...

Objectives: Post-surgical hypoparathyroidism (PoSH) is a common long-term complication after thyroid surgery. The reported median incidence rates of temporary and permanent PoSH was 27% and 1% respectively.Methods and results: We retrospectively analyzed the files of 552 patients who underwent thyroidectomy in our surgery department between 2015 and 2017 with the aim to assess the prevalence of PoSH and to identify patient and disease related factors ass...

Background: Pituitary surgery is the first treatment option for acromegaly. The reported success of pituitary surgery varies between 75 and 95% for microadenomas and 45 and 68% for macroadenomas. The aim of this study was to report our experience regarding the remission rate after pituitary surgery in acromegaly patients.Methods: This retrospective study included 70 patients diagnosed with acromegaly in our clinic between 2009 and 2016. The criteria used...

Objective: Assessment of the health status in a population from a territory with apparently normal iodine intake may take in consideration the incidence of goiter as a mass pathologic process. Considering goiter as a result of both endogenous and exogenous factors, the study of its incidence and correlations with potentially goitrogens represents a prophylactic medical activity. Use of the term ‘paraendemic’ for a certain territory does not justify a ‘relaxation...