Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Limited data is available on Liraglutide as a treatment option for weight regain after bariatric surgery. We aim to report the efficacy of Liraglutide as a treatment for weight regain in UAE population who underwent bariatric surgery.Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed on all patients with weight regain after bariatric surgery who received Liraglutide (dose range 0.6 up to 3.0 mg/day) while attending bariatric clinic of Sheikh Kha...

Background: Neuroendocrine tumours (NET) can affect various tissues and organs, have different clinical presentation and prognosis, depending on the primary tumour site, grading, differentiation and functional status. Reported prevalence of bone metastases (BM) from NETs has been increasing with improved imaging modalities, reaching >40% in some reports. The BM diagnosis is associated with reduced overall survival; however, this was not confirmed by all studies.<p clas...