Endocrine Abstracts

A 47-year-old female was referred and presented with generalised aches and pains and her calcium level was found to be elevated with a corresponding raised PTH level. She had previously had a parathyroid hormone level in excess of 212.000 pmol/l(The upper limit for our assay is 212 pmol/l). Interestingly, she has had a mildly elevated calcium level in 2017, rechecked in 2018 and lost to follow up until December 2021. At this juncture, she sustained a closed fracture of her met...

Background: Pituitary surgery is the initial treatment for the majority of patients with acromegaly. The UK acromegaly register data (UK-AR-2) suggests that surgical remission rates vary widely, with a marked improvement since 2000. The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of first TSS for acromegaly in our centre over the past 5 years.Methods: We retrospectively analysed data for all acromegaly patients who underwent first TSS between 2007-2011....