IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX AND INSULINOMA?

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an inherited neurocutaneous disease characterized by multiple hamartomas in multiple organs. However, there is limited evidence about neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in patients with TSC, and routine screening of NETs is not recommended in the guidelines. Insulinomas are also an extremely rare disease.

The significance of forearm bone mineral density evaluation in determining surgical indications in primary hyperparathyroidism.

Purpose: Forearm osteoporosis is a well-known complication of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). However, measuring forearm bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at the distal radius is often neglected in clinical practice despite the fact that osteoporosis at any site is a criterion indicating surgery. We aimed to evaluate the importance and priority of forearm BMD and to determine its association with biochemical parameters.

The effect of COVID-19 process on patients with endocrinological disease in a pandemic hospital: What happened to the others?

Objective: To evaluate the effects of the pandemic process on those with an endocrinological disease that will require close follow-up from the last visit before the pandemic.

Materials And Methods: Patients of 3,903 with thyroid, calcium-bone metabolism, adrenal gland, pituitary diseases, and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) were retrospectively scanned. The remaining 855 (656 females and 199 males) patients with active disease or who still needed multidisciplinary approaches were included.

Assessment of right ventricular functions in acromegaly: comparison of active disease with remission.

Aim    Cardiac involvement in acromegaly is defined as acromegalic cardiomyopathy, an insidious and chronic disease. Previous research on acromegalic cardiomyopathy was largely focused on morphological and functional assessment of the left heart. Since the literature data regarding right heart function in acromegalic patients are limited, we aimed to evaluate the structure and function of the right heart in such patients.

Dopamine agonist for the rapid improvement of visual field defects in giant and macro-prolactinomas.

Purpose: To evaluate effect of first-line dopamine agonist (DA) therapy as an alternative to surgery for visual field defect (VFD) recovery in giant and macro-prolactinoma.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 125 patients with giant and macro-prolactinoma, except those with a history of previous surgery or radiotherapy, were evaluated. Those who underwent visual field examinations using the Humphrey Visual Field analyser upon initial assessment and after treatment were included for analysis.