Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Hyperglycemia is common among patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) hospitalized for infectious diseases. The long-term outcomes of hyperglycemia have not been adequately studied in this population.Objective: Examine the prognostic implications of hyperglycemia and the importance of glycemic control in patients with and without DM during hospitalization for infectious diseases.Methods: Historical prospectively c...

Introduction: Although appendicitis occurs in approximately 1:1000 pregnancies, appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasm (ANEN) diagnosis during pregnancy is very rare. Data on presentation, treatment and prognosis is scarce.Aim: To describe ANEN cases diagnosed during pregnancy.Materials and Methods: A retrospective appraisal of 7 consecutive ANEN patients diagnosed during pregnancy from four Israeli tertiary medical centers and compar...

Objective: To study the baseline characteristics predicting hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) persistence in men with macroprolactinoma following medical treatment with cabergoline.Design: Retrospective cohort study conducted in a tertiary pituitary center.Methods: Male patients diagnosed with macroprolactinoma and HH that received cabergoline treatment with subsequent prolactin normalization were included: men that achieved eugon...

Background: Glucose variability (GV) is common among hospitalized patients but the prognostic implications among patients hospitalized to surgical wards are unknown.Objective: Investigate the association between GV, length of stay (LOS) and mortality.Methods: Historical prospectively collected data of patients ≥18 years, hospitalized to general surgery wards between January 2011–December 2017. GV was assessed by coeffici...

Background: The majority of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenomas are less than 10 mm in diameter and are described as microadenomas, while corticotroph macroadenomas (≥10 mm) are a less common cause of Cushing’s disease. Prior reports on the differences of clinical and biochemical behavior of corticotroph microadenomas and macroadenomas were inconsistent.Objective: Describe the clinical and biochemical characteristic...

Background: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing pituitary adenoma is the most common cause of endogenous Cushing syndrome (CS), but the relative proportion of adrenal causes of CS is rising. Limited data are available on the clinical manifestations and cause of CS in older women.Objective: Determine the clinical presentation, biochemical profile, and cause of CS in women 65 years of age and older, compared with younger patients with CS.<p cl...