Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0086p278 | Reproductive Endocrinology | SFEBES2022

Severe Virilization due to ovarian hyperthecosis

Wellala Vindya , Bulugahapitiya Uditha

Approximately 10% of the female present with features of hyperandrogenism in their life. It is common in adolescent and childbearing age and less common in menopausal age. A 56-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension presented with progressively worsening features of virilization for 1 year. Patient had severe hirsutism, androgenic alopecia and clitoromegaly. She had no loss of weight, loss of appetite suggestive of underlying malignancy. Howev...

ea0037ep639 | Obesity and cardiovascular endocrinology | ECE2015

Impact of visceral adiposity on blood pressure in normotensive people: a study among health staff

Karunasena Nayananjani , Bulugahapitiya Uditha

Background: Obesity is often complicated by cardiovascular and atherosclerotic disease. Central or visceral obesity is known to be associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Even though BMI is a good indicator of obesity in epidemiological studies, it does not differentiate between lean and fat mass. Furthermore waist circumference (WC) and visceral fat percentages are better indicators of visceral obesity. Aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of ...

ea0070aep187 | Bone and Calcium | ECE2020

Skeletal manifestations of hypoparathyroidism mimicking ankylosing spondylitis; a rare clinical presentation: A case report

Gunatilake Sonali , Bulugahapitiya Uditha

Introduction: Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine disorder with varying clinical manifestations ranging from acute hypocalcemic symptoms to asymptomatic soft and skeletal tissue calcifications/ossifications. Patients may present with wide spectrum of rheumatological manifestations, which are under-recognized, thus delaying timely treatment. This results in chronic disability.Case presentation: A 47-year-old male with past history of convuls...

ea0086p180 | Bone and Calcium | SFEBES2022

Parathyromatosis

Wellala Vindya , Wijethunga Udai , Bulugahapitiya Uditha

Parathyromatosis is a persistent or recurrent hyperparathyroidism following parathyroidectomy. It usually presents as multiple nodules in the neck. Infrequently may present as a single palpable neck mass. It could be due to low grade malignancy, seeding of parathyroid tissue during parathyroidectomy and growth of persistent embryonic foci of parathyroid tissue. A 24-year-old patient presented with features of hypercalcaemia. She has undergone left inferior parathyroidectomy 1 ...

ea0035p782 | Obesity | ECE2014

Use of visceral fat percentage and body fat percentage compared to anthropometric parameters in predicting obesity and cardiovascular risk in Sri Lankan population

Karunasena Nayananjani , Bulugahapitiya Uditha , Chulasiri Pubudu , Ariyawansa Shalika

Introduction: Visceral adiposity is shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease. Aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of visceral fat percentage (VF%) and body fat percentage (BF%), compared to anthropometric parameters, BMI waist circumference (WC), and waist – hip ratio(WHR) in predicting obesity and cardiovascular risk.Method: A descriptive cross sectional study conducted within five health divisions in Colombo district in Sri ...

ea0099ep611 | Endocrine-Related Cancer | ECE2024

The co-existence of endocrine diseases in patients with neurofibromatosis 1: a case series

Winson Gnanathayalan Shahini , Fernando Beminahennadige , Sumanatilleke Manilka , Bulugahapitiya Uditha

Background: Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal-dominant multisystemic neurocutaneous disorder. It has long been appreciated that NF-1 is associated with endocrine conditions. The well reported endocrine conditions in NF-1 are growth hormone deficiency, central precocious puberty, pheochromocytoma and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors including insulinoma. Furthermore, individuals with NF-1 are at increased risk of some malignancies including soft tissue sarcomas, ...

ea0035p786 | Obesity | ECE2014

Change in cardiovascular risk factors Following bariatric surgery for obesity – First Sri Lankan experience

Karunasena Nayananjani , Wijeratne Thejana , Bulugahapitiya Uditha , Chulasiri Pubudu , Kasturiaratchi Kaushalya , Abeysinghe Priyanthika , Gunawardana Waruni Abeysiri

Introduction: Obesity is associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular(CV) risk factors and mortality and the CV risk factors are known to reduce following bariatric surgery. The aim of this analysis was to determine the effect of bariatric surgery on CV risk factors and CV risk score.Method: A prospective analytical study of the first 15 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure from 2009 to 2011 in Colombo. B...

ea0099ep965 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2024

Identification of etiology in non-diabetic hypoglycemia in resource poor settings: experience from a tertiary care center in sri lanka

Winson Gnanathayalan Shahini , Jayawardana Isuru , Pathirana Nethrani , Sivageethan Sharmika , Fernando Beminahennadige , Varunanantharajah Vinitharann , TG Athukorala , Bulugahapitiya Uditha , Sumanatilleke manilka , Katulanda Prasad

Background: Non-Diabetic Hypoglycemia is a rare entity in Endocrinology. After the confirmation of hypoglycemia with Whipple’s triad and excluding drug induced hypoglycemia, identification of underlying etiology using appropriate and targeted investigations is fundamental to institute specific management. It is challenging in resource poor settings due to unavailability and high cost of some investigations such as insulin autoantibodies and insulin-like growth factr-2 (IG...