Endocrine Abstracts

A 75-year-old man was admitted acutely with a 1 week history of headaches, reduced visual acuity, diplopia and ptosis of his left eye. Examination confirmed a left III and VI nerve palsies with decreased visual acuity in the left eye. A CT and subsequent MRI revealed pituitary mass lesion measuring 2.4×2.1×1.5 cm with extension into the left cavernous sinus. The pituitary stalk appeared thickened and was deviated to the right. The optic apparatus was uninvolved.<...

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is caused by a solitary benign adenoma in 80–85% of cases, but may also be due to multi-gland or ectopic disease, hyperplasia, and rarely parathyroid carcinoma. Preoperative localisation studies are important to identify patients suitable for minimally invasive parathyroid surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound (US), parathyroid scintigraphy (MIBI) and computed tomography (CT) utilised in th...