Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: EUS-RFA is rapidly emerging as a possible treatment alternative for patients with pNENs who are poor surgical candidates.Aim(s): To summarize our experience in terms of feasibility, safety and efficacy of EUS-RFA in a cohort of patients with functional and non-functional pNENs.Materials and methods: Retrospective case series of pNENs patients treated with EUS-RFA at two tertiary referral centers in Israel between Marc...

The gastric mucosa is a dynamic and regenerative tissue that functions in extreme conditions of low pH, mechanical insults and bacterial exposure. The mucosa is composed of pit and neck cells which secrete protective mucus, parietal and chief cells that secrete acid and digestive enzymes, enteroendocrine cells that affect motility, secretion and satiety, rare tuft cells, and at two stem-cell compartments. We studied the response of the gastric mucosa to sleeve gastrectomy surg...