Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction and objective: Treatment with integrated continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGM) helps to improve glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). There is increasing use in pregnant women, but there are no protocols for its continuation during delivery. The aim of this work is to analyse glycaemic control during pregnancy, in addition to studying obstetric and neonatal outcomes.<p class="...

Objective: Analysis of referrals from Primary Care to the Endocrinology Department for analytical findings of elevated prolactin levels and their subsequent management after initial assessment.Material and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of 118 patients who were referred to the Endocrinology and Nutrition department of the Dos Hermanas Peripheral Specialities Centre between October 2020 and December 2022. Patients already diagnosed with hyperpro...

Objective: Evaluate the prevalence of adrenal insufficiency (AI) in Southern Province of Seville that comprises around 400.000 people.Materials and methods: Retrospective descriptive study that includes patients diagnosed with primary (PAI) and secondary (SAI) adrenal insufficiency that are followed up at Virgen de Valme University Hospital.Results: Out of the 125 patients with AI, 51 patients (40,8%) had PAI and 74 patients had SA...

Introduction: The diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration (FNA) in case of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) has been less studied than in other thyroid cancers. The complementary measurement of calcitonin in the needle washout fluid after FNA (FNA-Ct) could improve the usefulness of this technique.Materials and Methods: Description of two cases of patients with thyroid nodules suspicious for MTC in whom FNA-Ct was measured as a complementary diagnost...