Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines on the management of thyroid nodules and cancer recommend specific size cut-offs for fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. We assessed the correlation between sonographic and cytological stratification as per the guidelines, with emphasis on the size cut-offs.Methods: In a ‘real world’ prospective study, we sonographically stratified 562 thyroid nodules prior to performing ul...

Background: Overshoot of weight regain following the treatment of hyperthyroidism is well described. Notwithstanding, there is a large interindividual variability in the observed weight changes. This study aims to identify parameters predicting excessive weight gain in hyperthyroidism patients.Methods: In a retrospective study of a prospectively completed database, we recruited consecutive patients with overt hyperthyroi...