Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The importance of highly sensitive screening tests for pheochromocytoma/paragnaglioma (PPGL) is clear. However, a low level of specificity may lead to unnecessary biochemical and imaging investigations and even to needless surgical procedures. Therefore, in patients with elevated values of metanephrines, it is essential to establish a rational threshold for performing prompt thorough diagnostic investigations rather than opting for active surveillance.<p clas...

Introduction: Thyrotoxicosis in the elderly may present differently than in younger indeviduals, and with the aging of the worlds’ population it is imperative to obtain data in this age group.Aim: Our aim was to identify and characterize clinical and biochemical parameters of thyrotoxicosis in the elderly and to compare them to those of younger patients.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated files of patients older than 40 who ...