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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7904 Childhood Obesity & Bariatric Surgery 2017
June 12-13, 2017
June 12-13, 2017 Rome, Italy
& Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
10th International Conference on
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2nd International Conference on
JOINT EVENT
Intracranial lesions in children and adolescents with morbid obesity
Törel Ergür and Sevinç Odabaşı Güneş
Kırıkkale University, Turkey
Background: Intracranial lesions (ICL) may effect hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis and lead to some neuro-endocrinological
dysfunctions (hyperphagia, sleep disorders and hormonal dysfunctions). There is very limited study about childhood obesity and
ICL.
Aim: Purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of ICL and their role in clinical symptoms and etiology in cases with morbid
obesity (MO), who has admitted to the pediatric endocrinology department with this complaint.
Method: 120 cases admitted to the pediatric endocrinology department with the complaint of MO in between 2002-2015 were
included in this study. Detailed history and physical examination was performed, biochemical, hormonal parameters were evaluated.
Contrast dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (CDMRI) was performed in order to visualize cranial pathologies.
Results: 16.6% of the patients had an ICL and 55% of these lesions were adenoma of the hypophysis. Prolactin levels were increased
in the six patients but front hypophyseal hormone levels were in between normal range in the rest of the patients. Growth velocity of
the patients was not affected.
Conclusion: In our study, incidence of ICL in children and adolescents with MO was much higher than normal population. It’s an
important finding that increment in body weight and body mass index appeared before clinical symptoms (especially decrement
in growth velocity) in these cases. According to this data, we are of opinion that CDMRI is helpful in children with MO for early
detection of the mass before it causes any clinical or neurological symptoms and prevention of future complications.
Biography
Törel Ergür is Director of Pediatric Endocrinology. Her research ınterests include “Obesity, subclinical hypothyroidism, short stature, disorders of puberty, polycystic
ovary syndrome, and hyperandrogenism in adolescents”. She completed her Under-graduation in Medicine at Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey;
Graduation in Pediatric Endocrinology at Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey and; Master’s degree in Pediatrics at Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of
Medicine, Turkey. She is a member of Association of National Pediatrics, Association of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. She received International KIGS
Award in 2010, Vienna, Austria.
Törel Ergür et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-046