Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic (SIAD) is the most frequent cause of hyponatremia in parenteral nutrition (PN) patients. Moreover, SIAD may be caused by multiple etiologies (drugs; pulmonary, neurological or abdominal disorders; malignant disease; idiopathic…). Our objective was to evaluate the main etiologies of SIAD in patients receiving PN.Methods: Prospective, non-interventional, multicenter study in 19 Spanish hospitals. F...

Introduction / Background: Patients with advanced GEP-NENs often present with metabolic disorders and oncological treatments may increase malnutrition risk as well as alterations on body composition. Several studies have suggested that sarcopenia is independently associated with a worse prognosis in oncological patients. Sarcopenia predicts survival regardless of body weight; moreover, a reduced muscle mass is not only observed in cachectic individuals but also in overweight p...