ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Radiation induced growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is one of several important factors in the aetiology of short stature complicating the treatment of brain tumours in childhood. If such a child is clinically well,shows a poor growth rate and biochemical evidence of GH deficiency,then a 1 year trial of GH is justified.The aim of this study is to evaluate growth and assessed Pituitary function (GH deficiency) in children who ...

Introduction: Differenciated thyroid cancer (DTC) is a rare disease in children and adolescents, it concerns approximatively 1.4% of all pediatric malignancies. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common subtype of DTC in pediatric as well as in adult with necessity of radio iodine therapy after surgery.Aim: The aim of our study is to evaluate follow up after iodine therapy in childhood patients treated for...

Abstract: The risk of developing coeliac disease (CD) is higher in Turner syndrome (TS) than the general population, and screening has been recommended in asymptomatic individuals known to have an increased risk of developing the disease. In light of this recommendation, the aim of the study was to assess prevalence of celiac disease in Turner syndrome.Patients and methods: Serological screening of coeliac disease were performed in 85 children and adoles...

Introduction: Changes in thyroid function and thyroid function tests occur in patients with β-thalassemia major (TM). The frequency of hypothyroidism in TM patients ranges from 4% to 29 % in different reports. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is based on destruction of the patient’s bone marrow with rescue of haematopoietic stem cells from a donor. Chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVH) is the major complication post-BMT and mimics some autoimmune diseases, such as ...

Introduction: Lesional hypothalamic obesity is most frequently attributable to craniopharyngiomas. The aim of our work is to describe the modalities of occurrence of this complication in a series of 27 children with craniopharyngioma followed in our center. We carried out a descriptive retrospective study of 27 cases of craniopharyngioma in children followed in the endocrinology department of the CPMC over a period of 16 years.Re...

Growth Hormone (GH) deficiency is the most common pituitary hormone deficiency in children. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the brain detects structural pituitary anomalies associated with GH deficiency. The prevalence of MRI abnormalities in patients with GHD, ranging from 25.9–100.0%. The Growth Hormone Research Society currently recommends that an MRI of the brain, with particular attention to the hypothalamic–pituitary region, should be carried out in any chi...

Background: Central diabetes insipidus (DIC) is usually the final result of lesions affecting the hypothalamic–neurohypophysal system, for the children, Germinoma is the main reason. The MRI aspect is often limited to thickness pituitary stalk with loss of hyperintensity of the neurohypophysis.Objective and hypotheses: Thickening of pituitary stalk is suggestive of germinoma, the clinical picture is dominated by a DIC (90%), associated to hypopituit...

Background: Non-endocrine pituitary tumors (NEPT) correspond to expansive processes, developing at the expense of non-endocrine pituitary lodge structures. Our objective is to evaluate their prevalence and their incidence rates in Oran, Algeria.Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive multicenter study in the town of Oran study. Data were collected prospectively from Avril 2014 to Mars 2015 and retrosp...

Background: The craniopharyngioma is a non-endocrine tumor, developed along the infundibulo-pituitary axis, from the third ventricle to sphenoid, histologically benign but locally invasive. It is a tumor with serious complications because of its location, its considerable potential for extension, its tendency to recur, and its adhesions to neighbouring structures. Our aim is to assess hormonal profile, neuro-ophthalmological and metabolic complications at the ...

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common pediatric disorder with ongoing debate in the literature about its association with growth impairment. Most studies have focused on stimulants treatment effect while others suggested direct effect of ADHD. The present study compared height growth of ADHD children each measured before and after stimulant treatment.Methods: We conducted historical pros...