The Association Between Somatostatin Receptor Ligand and Vitamin B12 in Patients with Acromegaly

Sahin S., EŞKAZAN T., ÇİÇEK E., Ozogul Y. Y., Durcan E., SULU C., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol.26, no.2, pp.67-72, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjem.2022.22030
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-72
  • Keywords: Acromegaly, lanreotide autogel, octreotide LAR, vitamin B12, MORTALITY, PATHOGENESIS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Vitamin B12 deficiency causes hematologic and neuropsychiatric disorders, thus it is important to evaluate it in risky situations. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between somatostatin receptor ligands and vitamin B12 in patients with acromegaly.