Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We present a case investigated due to hypokalemia and diagnosed as rectal neuroendocrine tumor-related EAS.Case: A 67-year-old woman with weight loss and symptoms of lethargy, abdominal pain was referred due to low serum K+ levels. Elevated blood pressure and a rectal mass were detected at physical examination. Low serum K+, elevated ALT levels, lymphopenia, neutrophilia and metabolic alkalosis were present. Computed t...

Introduction: There have been no studies on the prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in Turkey. In this study, the prevalence of PA among the hypertensive population was investigated.Methods/Design: The study was conducted among hypertensive patients, aged 16–88 years, who visited the out-patient clinic of Endocrinology from January 10th, 2011 to September 30th, 2011. 768 of the 774 consecutive hypertensive patients volunteered to participate. T...

Introduction: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), is the most frequent cause of persistent hypoglycemia in infancy. Mutations in the ABCC8 gene are responsible for 40–50% of CHI cases. Its management can be extremely complicated. The main goal of the treatment is to maintain normoglycemia, since hypoglycemia during infancy can have severe neurological consequences. Herein, we report 8 year follow up of twin patients who were diagnosed with CHI at neonatal period due to SUR1...