Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the most common cause of hypercalcemia, most cases with parathyroid adenoma as the underlying pathology. However, when blood and urine calcium levels and PTH are higher than normal in PHPT, t’s important to suspect an ectopic PTH secretion or a parathyroid carcinoma. Intrathyroidal parathyroid cysts are extremely rare cause of severe PHPT.Clinical case: A 36-year-old male presented with dizziness ...

IntroductionSemaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist which has shown important benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in randomized clinical trials. Its commercialization in Spain began in May of 2019. The main purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of this drug into routine clinical practice in patients with T2DM with a body-mass index above 30 kg/m2.Matherial and meth...

IntroductionThe pandemic has altered the day-to-day running of hospitals and most of the material and human resources have been made available for COVID-19 care. So have the residents in Endocrinology and Nutrition (MIR), who have been working on the front line, and this has led to alterations in their training programme. In addition, this unexpected and stressful work situation has had psychological consequences. The Spanish Society of Endocrinology and...

Among its numerous comorbidities, obesity is often linked to central hypogonadism in men, i.e., low circulating levels of gonadotropins and testosterone. While this condition of obesity-induced hypogonadism (OIH) is frequently neglected, it has been suggested to contribute to the metabolic complications of male obesity. However, the mechanisms of OIH, and even its actual role in the metabolic alterations of obesity remain ill defined. Our recent data suggest that OIH is bound ...