Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The goals of acromegaly treatment are to achieve long-term biochemical control, control tumor size and decrease the risk of developing systemic comorbidities. Moreover, from the patient’s perspective, symptoms and QoL are critical parameters of disease control and should be assessed routinely. To aid in the global clinical management of acromegaly, a holistic clinical decision support tool, the Acromegaly Disease Activity Tool (ACRODAT®) was developed.</p...

Introduction: Approximately 20% of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients experience carcinoid syndrome (CS), primarily associated with metastatic ileal NETs. CS manifests with symptoms such as diarrhea, flushes, and cardiac complications. Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is a negative prognostic factor in NETs. However, the considerable variability in reported diagnoses and treatment approaches in the literature creates uncertainty about optimal management in this specific populati...

Introduction: Insulinoma, despite its low incidence of 0.4%, it is the most common functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Most are benign, solitary and sporadic. Around 10% can be malignant and 5-10% are part of MEN-1. On certain occasions, the differential diagnosis is difficult when there is a history of Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Our objective was to describe clinical-epidemiological data and its diagnostic-therapeutic management.Materials and Meth...

Background: Inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) is indicated in the diagnosis of adrenocor-ticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS), especially when the results of the initial diagnostic tests are discordant.Objective: To describe the patients who underwent this invasive functional test in a tertiary hospital.Methods: This was an observational study of a retrospective cohort of patients with ACTH- depend...

Introduction: major complications of thyroid surgery include; injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve that can cause dysphonia and acute respiratory distress, postsurgical hematoma, infection and hypoparathyroidism, which can be transient or permanent.Objective: to analyze the complications observed after performing thyroid surgery with different pre-surgical diagnoses in our center.Methods: retrospective descriptive study of thyro...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma, a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor, typically presents with paroxystic hypertension, tachycardia, headache, and diaphoresis. Less frequently, symptoms imply substantial hemodynamic compromise and cardiogenic shock may occur. The delay time in diagnosis is approximately 3 years.Case Presentation: This is a 41-year-old woman with no relevant history or cardiovascular risk factors, who presented with stress-induced cardiomy...