Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ganglioneuroma is a rare benign tumour arising from neural crest sympathogonia. It is usually asymptomatic and non functional. An association between ganglioeneuroma and genetic or autoimmune diseases such as Addison’s disease or Mediterranean fever has never been described.Case description: We report the case of a 24-year-old woman presenting with paroxysmal abdominal pain with loss of weight and no fever. Physical examination along w...

Introduction: The otorhinolaryngologist can be confronted to multiple surprises after a thyroid surgeryCase description: We report the case of a 48 year-old woman admitted with post operative hypocalcaemia (after thyroidectomy?). The patient has a history of hypothyroidism since 5 years. She then presented a cervical swelling. The ultra-sound confirmed the presence of a suspicious thyroid nodule measuring 4 cm. A thyroidectomy was then conducted. Post op...

Introduction: The chrono-type, intrinsic to each individual, is the tendency of an individual to prefer activities carried out in the morning or evening. The aim of our study was to determine the chronotype of our obese patients.Materials and methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving obese adults consulting the service of Endocrinology of Sfax, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, during the period extending from December 2022 until Marc...

Background: To be able to manage their disease and live with it, type 2 diabetic patients need to understand and be aware of their disease. Educational diagnosis should therefore assess patients’ perception of their diabetes.Aims: This study aims to carry out a self-assessment of diabetic patients’ knowledge of their diseaseMethods: Our study is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study which took place during th...

Background: Interest health applications and networks for self-management of diabetes are growing. Furthermore, the potential influence of social media on health information spread is remarkable. Aim: This study aims to determine the role of the new telecommunication technology in the dissemination of therapeutic education in our population.Methods: Our study is an descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study which took place d...

Introduction: Tunisia is a country classified as high cardiovascular risk with a population tending towards aging and the appearance of chronic diseases.Objective: Analyze the management of chronic diseases in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)Material and methods: This is a retrospective study of T2D patients hospitalized in the endocrinology-diabetology department of Hedi Chaker Sfax University Hospital between January ...

Background: Despite the significant rewards offered by diabetes education, programs are underused with a significant proportion of patients choosing not to attend.Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the factors that determine the level of knowledge of diabetic patients about their disease.Methods: Our study involved 61 type 2 diabetic patients followed at the endocrinology department of the university hospital or followed at ...

Background: Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) is an educational process designed to guid people with chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, to improve health care self management.Aim: Our study seeks to determine the relationship of diabetic patients with therapeutic education programmes.Methods: Our study involved 61 type 2 diabetic patients followed at the endocrinology department of the university hospital or followed at t...