Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Atrial flutter (AFL) is a rapid, regular atrial tachyarrhythmia that occurs most commonly in patients with underlying structural heart disease. Patients with tachyarrythmias as a result of thyroid storm have been typically treated with beta-blockers to decrease the heart rate and alleviate beta-receptor mediated symptoms. We report an unusual case of AFL with 1:1 atrioventricular (AV) conduction.Case report: Patient H, M 45 years old was ad...

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors arising from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. The aim of our study was to assess imaging characteristics of pheochromocytomas.Methods: The study was a retrospective analysis of 23 patients with pheochromocytomas. All participants had a computed tomography scan (CT). Several clinical and radiologic features were statistically analysed.Results: The Mean age wa...

Background: Severe hypercalcemia, defined as a serum calcium concentration ≥ 3.5 mmol/l or > 3 mmol/l associated with symptoms and signs of acute calcium intoxication, is a rare but a potentially life threatening condition. The aim of this study was to assess clinical, paraclinical, etiological and therapeutic features of severe hypercalcemia and to determine its outcome.Methods: It was a retrospective, descriptive and comparative study conduct...