ESPE Abstracts

Background: There is still small clinical data regarding the influence of IDDM on bone structure, density and biochemical markers of bone turnover.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate the potential role of OPG/sRANKL system in adolescents with IDDM and the influence of age, sex, metabolic control, diabetes duration and age of onset.Method: Serum concentration of OPG and total sRANKL in 60 children (25 boys and 33 girls) with IDDM ...

Background: Visual impairment is a critical component of aftercare in survivors of childhood onset craniopharyngioma (CP). This study aims to evaluate retinal ganglion cell complex thickness (GCC) and correlation with clinical parameters in patients with CP using optical coherence tomography (OCT).Methods: Sixty eyes of 37 patients with childhood onset craniopharyngioma and 90 eyes of 45 age and sex-matched healthy volun...