ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: In cases of precocious puberty, an important factor in making treatment decisions is when adult height estimates based on bone age (BA) determination are behind midparental height. In Turkey, clinicians often use the Greulich Pyle (GP) atlas to determine BA, which can lead to significant differences between assessors. The aim of this study was to compare estimated adult height (EAH) calculations based on BA determined by the automated BoneXpert m...

Background and Objectives: Enlargement and cystic changes in ovaries of patients with longstanding overt hypothyroidism has been observed in numerous case reports. But there is limited data about the effect of subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) on ovarian volume and ovarian cyst formation. We evaluated the relationship between serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level and ovarian volume and sonographic appearance in prepubertal girls with SH.<p class="abs...