Endocrine Abstracts

Our study assesses the diagnostic performance of 2D shear-wave elastography plane-wave ultrasound (2D-SWE PLUS) in detecting thyroid cancer. Using conventional ultrasound (2B-mode) and 2D-SWE PLUS with SuperSonic Mach30 equipment, 270 thyroid nodules were assessed (Supersonic Imagine, France). In every instance, the outcomes and the pathology reports were compared. 69 (or 25.5%) of the 270 nodules were malignant. 2D-SWE PLUS parameters demonstrated great diagnostic accuracy. T...

Background: The most important aspect in the diagnostic approach of thyroid nodule is identifying the malignancy. Elastography is a newly technique that measures the elasticity of tissue, after applying a external force, standardized control. US elastography is currently used in differentiation of malignant from benign lesions.Material, Method: This prospective study included 69 patients, mean age 50.08±12.43 years, 67 females and 2 men, with thyroi...

Background: Conventional ultrasound remains the most used imaging evaluation in case of a thyroid nodule.Material, method: This prospective study included 69 patients (107 nodules). Conventional and Doppler ultrasound was performed with a HITACHI EUB 7500 HV machine with 6–13 MHz variable frequency linear probe, with Doppler software. All patients underwent surgery after complete evaluation.Postsurgical histopathological exam was performed. We analy...

Leptin is a circulating hormone produced primarily by the adipose tissue, which controls food intake and energy homeostasis. Important peripheral actions of leptin involve inhibition of insulin biosynthesis and secretion in pancreatic ß-cells. In turn, insulin stimulates leptin secretion from adipose tissue, establishing a hormonal regulatory feedback loop: ‘adipo-insular axis’. The aim of our study was to determine the interrelations between leptin, insulin/ins...

Introduction: Intermediate cytology comprises unclear result form Bethesda III and IV category. This category is still present in the general results of thyroid cytology, with 2–18% AUS/FLUS and 2–5% FN. The attitude after such a results is not standardize, follow up, lobectomy or thyroidectomy being the possible indications to solve such a case. The current paper presents the value of predictive value of ultrasound techniques in the final judgment of these cases.</p...

We evaluated 341 postmenopausal women, aged 29–84 years (mean age 58.18±9.01) and referred to the Center for Osteoporosis starting December 2013. Secondary causes of osteoporosis/bone loss and patients under antiosteoporotic medication or under vitamin D substitution were excluded from the study. All patients performed DXA measurement (Dexxum T, Osteosys, Inc., South Korea) (same expert). FRAX and 25 HO vitamin D levels were determined. We defined vitamin D deficienc...

The prevalence of solid thyroid nodules is very high in the general population. Appropriate selection of cases for surgery is the most important task, when evaluating nodules. The present study wants to see if the use of Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TIRADS) could decrease the number of needed FNAB procedures.Material and method: 174 nodules evaluated by conventional ultrasound and real time elastography, with linear multifrequency probe, Hi...

Objectives: The cases described in the literature, with postpartum and lactation osteoporosis, are very rare.Material: A case report: 28 years old women, that give birth to a 3250 g weight term child, APGAR 10, breast feeding period: 3 months, with acute back pain starting the 2nd months after delivery. On the moment our evaluation she resumed breastfeeding.3 months after delivery she came in our office with diagnosed acut...

Objectives: We evaluated the diagnostic power of different used evaluation criteria in ultrasound 2B, Doppler and elastography.Method: Retrospective data analyses of all cases with breast lumps, that were evaluated and also operated during the study follow-up period. Study period: January 2011–April 2013 (Table 1).Ductal breast ultrasound, Doppler and real-time elastography was performed with a HITACHI EUB 7500 HV machine, wit...

Premilinary: The incidence of thyroid disease in cases operated for hyperparathyroidism is 2.5–17.6%. The coexistence of thyroid and parathyroid nodules makes FNAB difficult in technique but also in cytology diagnosis. Scintigraphy, unless performed with Tc SESTA MIBI, might give unclear informations.Material: From series of 36 operaed cases with renal secondary and tertiary hyperparathiroidism, we identified four cases with concomitant thyroid papi...