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Purpose Patients with acromegaly may have balance abnormalities due to changes in body composition. We aim to compare static and dynamic balances in patients with acromegaly and healthy volunteers, and to evaluate the effects of exercise on balance in patients with acromegaly. Methods This prospective study included 25 patients with acromegaly followed at endocrinology clinic of Cerrahpasa Medical...
Purpose To investigate the effects of preoperative somatostatin analogue (SSA) treatment on the annual cost of all acromegaly treatment modalities and on remission rates. Methods The medical records of 135 patients with acromegaly who were followed at endocrinology clinic of Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty for at least 2 years after surgery between 2009 and 2016 were reviewed. Results The mean follow-up...
Body dissatisfaction plays an important role in the development of psychiatric problems such as eating disorders as well as gender dysphoria (GD). Cross-sex hormonal treatment (CHT) alleviates the dissatisfaction by making various changes in the body. We examined the alteration of body uneasiness, eating attitudes and behaviors, and psychological symptoms longitudinally in Turkish participants with...
Acromegaly is a multisystemic disease that requires a multidisciplinary approach. The aim of this study was to determine early and late remissions of patients who underwent surgery at our center and to evaluate relations between pathologic and radiologic properties of adenoma and medical and radiosurgical treatments with remissions.The medical records of 103 patients with acromegaly who underwent...
Purpose To determine the physical status and intelligence scores of children of acromegalic mothers and to compare them with those of children from mothers without acromegaly. Methods Six women with acromegaly who became pregnant under follow-up between 2010 and 2014 and their 16 children (group A) were assessed and compared with 16 children of healthy women (group B) and 15 children of women with...
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