Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Data on sexual dysfunction (SD) in cirrhotic patients are limited. Our aim was to evaluate the sexual function of patients with end-stage liver disease and to compare it with the results after liver transplant (LT) and with that of a controlled group matched by age and gender.Methods: Changes in sexual functioning questionnaire were used to evaluate SD in cirrhotic patients awaiting LT and in the post-LT setting 1 year after transplant. Clini...

The management of nonfunctioning adrenal masses is controversial. The size is usually the only criterion for surgical treatment. The objective was to study the progression of the tumor size and the follow-up of several cardiovascular risk parameters in patients with nonsurgical nonfunctioning adrenal masses.Retrospective longitudinal observational study of 24 patients (54.2% men) with nonfunctioning adenomas followed for five years without surgical treat...

Introduction and objective: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are relatively rare tumors. The majority are located in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and bronchopulmonary system. The aim of this report is to study the characteristics of gastrointestinal NETs at diagnosis.Material and methods: Descriptive study about 18 patients diagnosed of gastrointestinal NETs during 1993–2011 in our hospital. Data regarding demographic, clinical, analytical, anatomopa...

Introduction: It has been previously described that prolactinomas may have a more aggressive behaviour in men than in women.Methods: We performed a retrospective study in 59 patients diagnosed of prolactinoma (19 men). The variables collected were: age at diagnosis, clinical presentation, tumor size and stage (Hardy classification) and treatment response. The results were compared between both genders.Results: Age at diagnosis was ...