Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment of advanced cancers. Antibodies directed against programmed cell death receptor 1 (PD-1) interrupt the ability of the cancerous cell to depress the immune system. Methods and results We report three patients who developed different endocrine abnormalities after treatme...
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Introduction Primary hyperparathyroidism is diagnosed earlier and more frequently with the introduction of routine serum calcium measurements. In literature, it is shown that mortality and morbidity decrease after parathyroidectomy. In our study, we aimed to determine the effect of parathyroidectomy on oxidative stress. Materials and Methods The re...
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Bronchial carcinoid tumours (typical and atypical carcinoid) are endobronchial tumours that can benefit from both local endobronchial treatment and surgical treatment. Given their relatively good prognosis compared to the other two forms of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours, there is a current concern about the implications of lymph node involvement...
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Introduction Vitamin D is involved in differentiation and induction of erythropoiesis in bone marrow cells. Aim We compared the serum 25(OH) vitamin D level in obese children versus control and found correlations between vitamin D level and hematological indices in obese children. Materials and methods 25 overweight and obese patients and 15 normal...
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
A 48-year-old female presented with severe chronic hypothyroidism despite progressively increasing doses of levothyroxine. Poor adherence was suspected based on previous laboratory investigations. A low dose thyroxine absorption test using 400 µg of levothyroxine taken orally was performed. FT4 increased by 4.7 pmol/L at 3 hours and 6.6 pmol/L at 5...
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Objective In our study, we aimed to investigate the levels of irisin, nesfatin-1 and the relationship between levels of these relatively new molecules with cardiometabolic risk markers; carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness in patients with nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFAI). Materials and Methods ...
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Published in Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
Introduction This case report is the fourth of its type in the medical literature. It describes total thyroidectomy for recurrent relapses of Graves encephalopathy (GE) despite medical treatment. Case presentation A 33-year-old male presented with impaired consciousness and convulsions. He had post-thyroid surgery recurrent Graves’ disease with a g...
