ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Panhypopituitarism is a deficiency of two or more pituitary hormones. Etiological causes of panhypopituitarism include pituitary developmental disorders, traumatic damage, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases affecting the pituitary, and vascular disorders. In this very rare condition, symptoms and signs related to anterior and posterior pituitary hormone deficiency can also be seen, as well as symptoms and findings related to etiological factors...

Introduction: Craniopharyngioma is a low malignant potential tumor of embryological origin of the sellar/suprasellar region. It occurs with various symptoms and signs such as headache, vomiting, vision loss and endocrinological disorders. It was aimed to evaluate the presentation findings and endocrinological disorders in the follow-up in childhood craniopharyngioma cases.Methods: The patients followed up with the diagno...

Introduction: The SLC34A1 gene encodes the NaPi-IIa cotransporter, which plays an important role in phosphate reabsorption in the kidney proximal tubule. Inactivating mutations of this gene cause nephrolithiasis and osteoporosis, together with clinical pictures such as hypophosphatemic rickets type 1, Fanconi renotubular syndrome type 2, and infantile hypercalcemia type 2.Case: A 40-day-old male patient presented with me...

Introduction: 17 β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 3 (17β-HSD3) enzyme provides the conversion of ∆4-Androstenedione (A) to testosterone (T) in testicles. 17β-HSD3 deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive cause of 46,XY disorders of sexual development (DSD) and is the most common form of testosterone biosynthesis defects. The external genitalia can vary from normal female appearance to atypical genitalia.C...

Introduction: Although thyroid nodule is seen less frequently in childhood than in adults, it is more likely to be malignant. The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of the patients followed up for thyroid nodules and to define the patients with malignant potential by laboratory, radiological and cytological evaluations.Method: 100 patients (F/M:63/37) with thyroid nodules followed up in Pediatric Endocr...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate demographic characteristics; clinical, laboratory, imaging features; and response to treatment of boys who were followed up and treated with the diagnosis of central precocious puberty (CPP) in Turkiye.Materials and Methods: The study was planned as a multicenter, retrospective study. Cases with a diagnosis of CPP, whose follow-up data were available were included. Patient...