Publications by authors named "Ethem T Cerit"
Objective: Isolated adrenal myelolipoma (IAM) is an uncommon, nonfunctioning tumour of the adrenal gland, primarily composed of adipose tissue and hematopoietic trilinear cells. The etiopathogenesis and clinical relevance of this neoplasm remain poorly understood. However, similar myelolipomatous alterations can also occur within adrenocortical adenomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the clinical, laboratory findings and signal intensity index (SII) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of patients with bilateral and unilateral macronodular mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS).
Patients And Measurements: Clinical and laboratory findings of 81 patients with MACS were examined from retrospective records. SII of adenomas and internodular areas were evaluated by MRI.
Context: The impact of abnormal cortisol secretion on cognitive functions in patients with mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) remains uncertain.
Objective: To assess cognitive functions, determine serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentration in patients with MACS, and investigate the association between cognitive subdomains and BDNF.
Methods: We prospectively recruited 84 participants-28 patients with MACS, 28 patients with nonfunctional adrenal adenoma (NFAA), and 28 control subjects matched for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), visceral adiposity, and educational level.
Purpose: Our aim was to develop a prediction model based on a simple score with clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings for the subtype diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA). The contribution of adrenal volumetric assessment to PA subtyping was also investigated.
Methods: Thirty-five patients with adequate cannulation in adrenal venous sampling (AVS) were included.
Purpose: The effects of acromegaly on soft tissues, bones and joints are well-documented, but information on its effects on muscle mass and quality remains limited. The primary goal of this study is to assess the sonoelastographic features of forearm muscles in patients with acromegaly.
Method: Forty-five patients with acromegaly and 45 healthy controls similar in terms of gender, age, and body mass index (BMI) were included in a single-center, multidisciplinary, cross-sectional study.
Aim: To determine the impact of classical music on the anxiety and pain perception of patients who underwent thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (TFNAB) for the first time.
Methods: In a prospective randomized controlled design, TFNAB patients were randomized into the intervention and control groups. The State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) before and after the procedure and the visual analog scale (VAS) after procedure were used for measuring anxiety and pain.
Rationale And Objectives: To compare the efficacy of two thermal ablation techniques (radiofrequency vs microwave ablation) in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules.
Materials And Methods: A total of 80 patients with 80 nodules underwent thermal ablation of thyroid nodules with either radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (23 females and 14 males; mean age 41 ± 9years) or microwave ablation (MWA) (28 females and 15 males; mean age 45 ± 11years). Ultrasound assessments were made at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 12th months after the ablation procedure.
Background This study aimed to determine the relationship between vitamin D levels and β cell function and insulin resistance in patients with diabetes, glucose tolerance disorder, or impaired fasting glucose. Methodology A total of 75 outpatients (55 females and 20 males) between the ages of 30 and 65 years were included in the study. There were 25 healthy individuals, 25 individuals with prediabetes, and 25 individuals with diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of speckle tracking carotid strain (STCS) technique, which enables measurement of arterial stiffness and strain parameters, in the detection of early atherosclerotic findings in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Methods: We prospectively enrolled 30 T1DM patients and 30 age- and sex-matched control participants with no history of cardiovascular disease. All study population underwent carotid ultrasonography.
Background: Pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a rare condition that may present with fragility fractures occurring for the first time in pregnancy or postpartum period while breastfeeding. Here, we report a rare case of PLO in the 3rd pregnancy treated with teriparatide.
Case Report: A 35-year-old woman who presented with back pain (visual analogue scale; VAS = 10/10) two months after her third delivery.
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of attenuation measurement function (ATT), a newly developed quantitative ultrasonography(US) method based on measurement of the attenuation coefficient, using unenhanced computerized tomography(CT) attenuation values as a reference standard, for the detection and measurement of hepatosteatosis.
Material And Methods: A total of 98 patients were analyzed. The diagnostic ability of ATT was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and the correlation between liver attenuation index (LAI), the liver-to-spleen attenuation ratio (CT), liver attenuation value (CT), and ATT was determined.
Objective: Our aim was to present our experiences related to performing neck surgery using the guided intraoperative scintigraphic tumor targeting (GOSTT) procedure for patients who had locally recurrent or persistent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and who had undergone previous thyroid surgery.
Subjects And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 11 patients who had locally recurrent or persistent DTC, who had undergone previous surgery, and for whom reoperation was planned for metastatic cervical lymph nodes (LNs). We performed the neck surgery using the GOSTT procedure on all patients and at a single academic institution.
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy. Sarcomatoid adrenal carcinoma is even more aggressive type of ACC. Bilateral malignant adrenal tumors are extremely rare except for those that represent metastasis from an extra-adrenal organ.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Skeletal muscle system, which is one of the primary targets for thyroid hormones, has an important role in energy metabolism. Some myokines such as irisin and myostatin have considerable effects on energy metabolism in addition to the musculoskeletal system. Our aim was to investigate circulating irisin and myostatin levels in patients with Graves' Disease (GD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Discordance between insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and growth hormone (GH) levels is an important problem in the follow-up of patients diagnosed with acromegaly. Our aims were to evaluate the discordance between IGF-1 and GH levels and compare the performance of different cut-off levels for the nadir in GH (GHn) in acromegalic patients.
Methods: The study included 63 acromegalic patients in a follow-up at a tertiary care university hospital facility.
Background: Serum total sialic acid (TSA) concentration is regarded as an indicator of the risks of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. The association between SA levels and atherosclerosis risk factors has not been assessed in patients with thyroid diseases.
Methods: Sixty newly diagnosed treatment-naive hypothyroid patients, 35 with subclinical and 25 with overt hypothyroidism, and 30 euthyroid individuals were analyzed.
The cardiovascular effects of short-term overt hypothyroidism are not well known. We investigated proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), soluble lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor 1 (sLOX-1) and the ankle brachial index (ABI) in thyroid cancer patients with short-term overt hypothyroidism due to thyroid hormone withdrawal (THW). Twenty-one patients requiring radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation or scanning and 36 healthy control subjects were enrolled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic adequacy of thyroid samples obtained by aspiration or capillary biopsy techniques, with 22 or 27 gauge needles, and with or without on-site cytological analysis (OCA).
Material And Methods: Four hundred patients with thyroid nodules underwent ultrasound (US)-guided fine-needle biopsies. Patients were divided into eight groups according to needle size (22 vs.
Background: There is insufficient information about the appetite-related hormones orexin-A, nesfatin-1, agouti-related peptide (AgRP), and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in hyperthyroidism. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of hyperthyroidism on the basal metabolic rate (BMR) and energy intake, orexin-A, nesfatin-1, AgRP, NPY, and leptin levels in the circulation, and their relationship with each other and on appetite.
Methods: In this prospective study, patients were evaluated in hyperthyroid and euthyroid states in comparison with healthy subjects.
Purpose: Data regarding atherosclerosis in acromegaly is controversial in literature. We aimed to investigate the markers of early atherosclerosis, oxidative stress, inflammation and their relationships with each other in acromegaly.
Methods: Thirty-nine patients with acromegaly and 40 control subjects were enrolled.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated body composition changes, epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT), and serum omentin-1 levels in 28 newly diagnosed overt hypothyroid patients before and after 6 months of thyroid hormone replacement therapy (THRT).
- Results showed that patients had increased body weight and lean body mass, higher EATT, and lower omentin-1 levels compared to healthy controls, with some improvements noted after THRT but EATT remained elevated.
- Findings suggested that the combination of increased EATT and lower omentin-1 levels could contribute to atherosclerosis risk in hypothyroidism, while lean body mass rather than fat tissue was responsible for weight gain in these patients
Objective: To present the rare case of a patient who developed destructive thyroiditis accompanied by transient thyrotoxicosis resulting from infliximab therapy for the treatment of psoriasis.
Methods: The clinical presentation and management of a case with infliximab-associated thyroiditis is described with a brief review of the literature.
Results: A 57-year-old male who suffered from psoriasis was treated with infliximab therapy for 4 years.
Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease, which constitutes a public health problem in Turkey. Brucellosis has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Osteoarthicular manifestations are often seen in brucellosis but most of the brucellar monoarthritis cases are reactive rather than being septic.
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