Asena Gokcay Canpolat

Diagnostic accuracy of parathyroid hormone levels in washout samples of suspicious parathyroid adenomas: A single‐centre retrospective cohort study

Minimally invasive surgery is an alternative surgical approach for primary hyperparathyroidism with less surgical trauma and anaesthesia complications. When combined with intraoperative measurement of parathyroid hormone (PTH), cure rates are exceeding 97%. Preoperative intact PTH determination in washout samples is really very useful when parathyroid lesions cannot be easily distinguished from thyroid lesions or sometimes lymph nodes. Herein, we aimed to report our institutional experience about parathyroid fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) method and suggest a cut‐off ratio for this purpose.

Is primary hyperparathyroidism a cause of endothelial dysfunction

Symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is thought to be related to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In our study, we aimed to investigate endothelial dysfunction and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with PHPT. Also we aimed to demonstrate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on these parameters.

Cushing’s Disease Presented by Reversible Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Introduction. Dilated cardiomyopathy is rarely reported among CS patients especially without hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy. Materials and Methods. We hereby report a Cushings syndrome case presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy. Results. A 48-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with severe proximal myopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy without ventricular hypertrophy. Cushings disease was diagnosed and magnetic-resonance imaging of the pituitary gland revealed a microadenoma. Under diuretic and ketoconazole treatments, she underwent a successful transnasal/transsphenoidal adenomectomy procedure. Full recovery of symptoms and echocardiographic features was achieved after six months of surgery. Conclusion. Cushings syndrome must be kept in mind as a reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. Recovery of cardiomyopathy is achieved with successful surgery.