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Objective: This study aimed to analyze the publication rate for oral presentations at Congresses of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of Turkey (CEMDT), their contribution to the literature, and variations over twenty years. Material and Methods: Presentations from 1997-2017 were accessed through congress booklets. PubMed and Google Scholar were used for the relevant literature search. Results: A total of 456 oral presentations were identified as having a publication conversion rate of 45.4% (207). These manuscripts were published in journals with a median impact factor (IF) of 2.79 (interquartile range (IQR): 1.77-3.58) and were found to receive a median of 9 (IQR: 3-21) citations. The publication rate in SCI/SCI-E indexed journals was 80.2% (166). The publication duration was a median of 20.6 months (IQR: 6-41 months). The multinational abstract rate was 6.8% (31), whereas 19.3% (88) of the abstracts comprised of retrospective data. The most frequent variation during the conversion to articles was a change in the order of the authors, which was observed in 65.71% (136) of cases. When the two ten-year periods from 1997-2006 and 2007-2017 are compared, the publication rate increased from 37.1% to 54.3% (p<0.01). Conclusion: This is the first study to evaluate the publication rate of the CEMDT presentations. The conversion rate for oral presentations to publication is high compared to studies from other branches of medical science in Turkey. However, it remains lower than the international congresses. There is a promising enhancement in the last ten years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This study aimed to explore the scientific performance in research of endocrinology and metabolism and its correlation with the socioeconomic indicators in the Middle- East countries. Material and Methods: Scientometrics and social network analysis methods were used for this study. Data were extracted from the Web of Science, World Bank, and UIS data center of UNESCO. Results: The majority of scientific productions (79.6%) were published by authors affiliated with upper-middle and high income countries which includes Turkey, Israel, and Iran. From co-authorship analysis, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey with most degree centrality, had the highest collaborative ranking with other Middle-East countries. The main Middle-East collaborators having scientific outputs in this field were the researchers from the USA, England, and Germany. Israel, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia had the most collaboration (63.8%) with other countries. Also, there was a strong positive correlation between total collaborations with global countries and the number of citations. Conclusion: Due to the correlation among scientific productions, citations, scientific collaborations, Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, and specialist human resources indicators, the supplementary budget should be directed toward research in the Middle-East countries and establishing global networks to conduct joint projects. This could increase the trend of scientific productions and obtain higher citations in the Web of Science, eventually leading to scientific, social as well as economic development in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acne vulgaris is one of the chronic inflammatory skin diseases commonly seen in adolescence. Hormones and particularly androgens play an important role in the aetiopathogenesis of acne vulgaris. The most important factor in the choice of treatment for acne is the severity of the disease, but presence or absence of a comorbid endocrinologic pathology also affects the decision on treatment. Hormonal therapies alone or in combination with other therapies have long been used effectively and safely for the treatment of acne in selected female patients no matter if their serum androgen levels are high or low. Drugs used for this purpose include ovarian and adrenal androgen production suppressors, androgen receptor blockers, 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, and insulin sensitizers. However, the most widely preferred drugs are the combined oral contraceptives. Hormonal therapy can be used in women who have menstrual irregularity and premenstrual acne exacerbation, late-onset acne, ovarian or adrenal hyperandrogenism, or acne concentration in their lower face, particularly in the chin, and in those who plan oral contraception, for whom other conventional therapies cannot be used or who do not respond to such conventional therapies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To analyze the trend of Turkish publications related to bone health with respect to global publications and to determine the relative contribution of endocrinologists to metabolic bone disease literature. Material and Methods: Publications related to bone health up to and including the year 2017 were retrieved from the "Web of Science" (WoS) and "Türkiye Atıf Dizini" (TAD) database using metabolic bone disease related MeSH terms. Excel (v15.30) and Endnote X8 were used to summarize the bibliometric features, including the number of publications, authors, their affiliations, and contributing countries. Keywords were divided, for a detailed analysis, into three clusters: osteoporosis, parathyroid, and vitamin D-related. Results: A total of 1.880.666 papers were retrieved from WoS globally and, of those, 21.165 (1.13%) were published from Turkey. Of the papers published from Turkey, 3.0% were primarily contributed by endocrinologists. The relative contribution of endocrinology to osteoporosis-related (4.6% vs. 1.5%), parathyroid-related (23.7% vs. 5.3%), and vitamin D-related (23.7% vs. 5.3%) publications was higher for articles originating from Turkey compared to the global data. Endocrinology was among the top five specialties contributing to Turkish metabolic bone disease literature indexed in WoS and TAD. Conclusion: Turkey has a less than expected rate of research output in terms of metabolic bone disease. The relatively higher contribution of endocrinology to that effort is promising. Supporting bone research might accelerate the efforts of Turkish researchers in the field of metabolic bone health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: As transition to admission to adult polyclinics can be stressful both for children with chronic diseases and their families, our study aims to present the methods we used during this transition period. Material and Method: The patients who were transferred to adult endocrinology polyclinic with two different transition models between 2001-2017 were evaluated in the study. In the first model (Model 1), transition was conducted in a single meeting with pediatric and adult endocrinologists, whereas patients and/or their relatives had either participated or not (by the help of patient records). And in the second model (Model 2), patients were transferred to the adult endocrinology polyclinic, after being seen and evaluated at the "Transition Outpatient Clinic" for at least 4-6 months intervals by using the forms prepared by the Associations of Pediatric and Adult Endocrinology: and a mutual clinic follow-up was carried out for a year, with 4-6 month-intervals. In addition, the patient satisfaction scale prepared by the Psychiatric Clinic was used to evaluate the opinions of patients and their relatives, regarding the transition. Results: Among 373 patients (312 females, 161 males,18-31 years) transferred with Model I: 26% had thyroid diseases, 25% had diabetes (DM), 9% had congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), 5% had multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD), 3% had growth hormone deficiency (GHD), 2% had Turner syndrome (TS), 2% had disorders of sex development (DSD), 3% had obesity-hyperinsulinemia, 4% had adolescent health problems, 7% had calcium/bone metabolism disorders, 6% had idiopathic short stature and 3% was in the "others'' group. 8% of these patients had at least 1 outpatient application to adult endocrinology. Among 27 patients transferred with Model 2 (19 female, 6 male, 19-22 years): 48% of the diagnoses had DM, 19% had MPHD, ll% had GHD, 11% had thyroid diseases, 22% had CAH, 4% had DSD, and 4% had hypogonadism: and all these patients have follow-ups going on. Conclusion: A transition conducted by the mutual evaluation and follow-up of pediatric and adult endocrinologists for a while is thought to be effective on reducing the patients' anxiety and the negative effects observed during the transition periods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Survival rates for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have significantly improved and late effects of therapy have been important in the follow-up of survivors. The objective of this study is to identify the endocrinological and cardiological late effects of ALL patients treated in our pediatric hematology unit. Materials and Methods: Patients treated for ALL with BFM protocols after at least 5 years of diagnosis and not relapsed were included in the study. Endocrinological late effects (growth failure, obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, thyroid gland disorders, osteopenia/osteoporosis, and pubertal disorders) and cardiological late effects were evaluated. The study group was evaluated with anthropometric measurements, body mass index, and laboratory testing of fasting glucose, insulin, serum lipids, thyroid functions, and bone mineral densities. Echocardiography and pulsed wave Doppler imaging were performed for analysis of cardiac functions. Results: Of the 38 ALL survivors, at least 1 adverse event occurred in 23 (60%), with 8 of them (21%) having multiple problems. Six (16%) of the survivors were obese and 8 (21%) of them were overweight. Subjects who were overweight or obese at the time of diagnosis were more likely to be overweight or obese at last follow-up. Obesity was more frequently determined in patients who were younger than 6 years of age at the time of diagnosis. Insulin resistance was observed in 8 (21%) subjects. Insulin resistance was more frequently seen in subjects who had family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Hyperlipidemia was detected in 8 (21%) patients. Hypothyroidism or premature thelarche were detected in 2 children. Two survivors had osteopenia. Cardiovascular abnormalities occurred in one of the subjects with hypertension and cardiac diastolic dysfunction. Conclusion: We point out the necessity of follow-up of these patients for endocrinological and cardiological late effects, since at least one adverse event occurred in most of our cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Endocrinology glands that secrete hormones in the body is a science dealing with the disease. In the present review, organs or glands of the endocrine system, which included an overview of the surgical field has been studied in the context of fully addressing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]