ESPE Abstracts

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Speckle Tracking Carotid Strain (STKS) ultrasonography technique, which allows the measurement of arterial stiffness and strain parameters, in the detection of early atherosclerotic findings in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).Materials and Methods: Children aged 7-18 years with T1DM and no other comorbidities were included in the stud...

Objective: Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels in pediatric patients can result from various etiologies, with transient hyperphosphatasemia, bone pathologies, and hepatic diseases being the most common. This study aimed to elucidate the etiological factors responsible for elevated ALP levels and to evaluate the clinical presentations of transient hyperphosphatasemia in these patients.Materials and Methods: T...

Introduction: This retrospective study aim ed to assess the correlation between whole blood electrolytes measured by an arterial blood gas analyzer and serum electrolytes measured at a central laboratory, of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).Materials and Methods: Children (1-18 years old) with DKA, followed up at Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between January 2017 and August 2...

Objective: This study aims to assess the potential predictive value of impulse oscillometry (IOS) and hepatic fat content as an alternative diagnostic tools to polysomnography (PSG) for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in obese children and adolescents.Method: The study included obese children with a body mass index (BMI) above the 95th percentile. OSAS was assessed via PSG in obese children. Hypopnea was defined ...

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical presentations, laboratory findings, treatment modalities, follow-up strategies employed for children with levothyroxine (LT4) poisoning.Materials-Methods: The study encompassed patients admitted to the respective centers between 2010-2023, who fulfilled the predefined study criteria. Findings were presented as percentages (%), median values with inter...

Tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome Type I (TRPS I) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder clinically characterized by craniofacial and skeletal abnormalities, associated with cone-shaped epiphyses, brachydactyly and short stature. Although patients with TRPS I present various degrees of short stature, there are only four reports of growth hormone deficiency in patients with TRPS I. We present the case of TRPS I and partial GH deficiency. A 15-year-old female was referred ...

Background: Childhood hematologic malignancies are no longer a death sentence. With survival rates significantly increasing, focus needs to shift towards diminishing long-term adverse effects, such as bone disorders. In childhood hematologic cancer survivors (CHCS), peak bone mass is not usually attained due to malginancy-related inflammation, treatments employed or subsequent endocrine complications. Thus, low BMD is frequent. However, in the absence of fragi...

Introduction-Aim: MODY;It is an autosomal dominant, rare type of diabetes that occurs in young people as a result of mutations of beta cell function and genes involved in insulin secretion. The cases may be misdiagnosed as Type1 and Type2 diabetes. Considering that MODY is clinically and genetically heterogeneous, the findings should be evaluated correctly. It is important to define the clinical-laboratory characteristics of diagnosis and follow-up of patients...

Aim: Recent studies have shown that the first hour glucose concentration of ≥155 mg / dL in the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in adults with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) may be a strong marker for the development of diabetes, and also an increase in subclinical inflammation, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and serum transaminases. These results indicate that adults with NGT have increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and non-alcoholi...

Aim: In this study, we planned to evaluate the patients with hyperprolactinemia etiology, clinical features and treatment responses.Material and Method: We evaluated retrospectively the features, clinical follow-up data and treatment responses of the patients with hyperprolactinemia in our pediatric endocrinology clinic between 01.01.2012-31.12.2018.Results: Thirty-one patients wit...