Naim Pamuk's research while affiliated with Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital and other places

Publications (13)

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Objective: To evaluate the effects of the pandemic process on those with an endocrinological disease that will require close follow-up from the last visit before the pandemic. Materials and methods: Patients of 3,903 with thyroid, calcium-bone metabolism, adrenal gland, pituitary diseases, and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) were retrospectively scan...
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Purpose: Forearm osteoporosis is a well-known complication of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). However, measuring forearm bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at the distal radius is often neglected in clinical practice despite the fact that osteoporosis at any site is a criterion indicating surgery. We aimed to...
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The aim of the study was to compare the IGF-1 levels, metabolic and clinical parameters among the ultrasonographically classified non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) groups and determine the factors that may predict the NAFLD severity in patients with morbid obesity. This study was conducted on 316 morbidly obese patients (250 F/66 M). The da...
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Purpose: To assess depression and anxiety and their relationship with disease activity in patients with Cushing’s syndrome (CS) in the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional study including 54 patients with CS (48 female/6 male). Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-State, STAI-Trai...
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Aim: To examine and compare the anxiety level and stress perception of acromegaly patients with controlled and active disease in the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Method: 49 (23 females/26 males) patients admitted to the outpatient clinic during the first month after the pandemic period were recruited in this cross-sectional study. State-Trait An...
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Objective To evaluate the effects of the pandemic process on those with an endocrinological disease that will require close follow-up from the last visitbefore the pandemic. Design This was a retrospective study. Methods Patients of 3903 with thyroid, calcium-bone metabolism, adrenal gland, pituitary diseases, and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) were re...
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Objective: To assess the depression and anxiety and their relationship with disease activity in patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 54 patients with CS (48 females, 6 males). Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), State-Trait Anxiety Inv...

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... The SARS-CoV2 pandemic represents the toughest challenge faced by healthcare systems in modern history through its effect on altered resource allocation, the demand for innovative solutions for patients' care, and unavoidable deviations in the quality and continuum of care for chronic and rare diseases. Despite the best efforts of healthcare workers and the deployment of alternative healthcare delivery solutions through telemedicine, the pandemic has disrupted standard care for patients with chronic conditions, and its effect on disease control status is currently explored in multiple conditions, including pituitary-related diseases [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. ...