Endocrine Abstracts

Rationale: Patients with morbid obesity may have vitamin D deficiency and bariatric surgery may exacerbate it due to various factors such as lack of dietary compliance, reduced intake, malabsorption, etc.Objective: To study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with morbid obesity before and after bariatric surgery and its relationship with other laboratory parameters.Methods: A retrospective study of 72 morbidly obese...

Introduction: Cushing disease (CD) results from excessive exposure to glucocorticoids caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone–secreting pituitary tumor. Inadequately treated CD is associated with significant morbidity and elevated mortality.Objetive: The study purpose was to describe the long term treatment outcomes for CD patients in our hospital.Methods: Retrospective analysis of the records of 36 patients with Cushing dise...

Adrenal insufficiency is a common complication of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary adenoma. It is very important to identify patients requiring glucocorticoid replacement, minimising risks of adrenal insufficiency.Aim: To assess the performance of early (3° day) post-TSS 08:00 a.m. cortisol measurement to detect and exclude secondary adrenal insufficiency.Methods: We selected patients undergoing TSS in our hospital ...