Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are very common in the general population (20-75% ultrasound). There are clinical management criteria established by international societies and standardized cytological diagnostic criteria (Bethesda). However, there is still uncertainty in the management of category 5.Objectives: To evaluate the clinical attitude to the cytological diagnosis of Bethesda category 5 (B5) in thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNA). And s...

Introduction: Ultrasound is the main diagnostic tool for imaging pathology of the thyroid gland. The TI-RADS classification allows the evaluation of a risk of malignancy in the case of thyroid nodules, indicating the need to perform a puncture for a histological study. Bethesda system classifies them according to the cytological malignancy risk. Bethesda category 3 (B3) comprises ‘follicular lesion of undetermined significance’ or ‘atypia of undetermined signifi...

Objective: Cushing’s disease (CD) accounts for approximately 80% of cases of Cushing’s syndrome. Its clinic is nonspecific and its diagnosis difficult. The objective of this study is to review the most frequent clinical signs of this disease in our environment and compare it with that described in the literature.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of patients with CD. We included all patients diagnosed with CD (2005–2017)...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pregnancy planning in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) and analysing differences associated with unplanned pregnancy.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of pregnancies in women with DM1 (2004–2012). Variables analysed: age, time of diabetes evolution, microvascular complications, and maternal outcomes (HbA1c, preeclampsia, abortions, and Caesarean section)...

Objective: Flash glucose monitoring (FGM) allows non-invasive glucose level assessment. Our objective was to describe the characteristics of patients in a secondary referral hospital and their glycemic control expressed as FGM targets.Methods and patientsObservational longitudinal clinical study between January 2021 and December 2021 in patients with DM1 referred to a secondary care center in Montilla (Córdoba).Results: 101 patients included. Mean a...

Aim: Describe the control of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in patients with diabetes and myocardial infarction (MI) as well as their treatment and control.Patients and methods: Observational retrospective study of a cohort of patients with diabetes admitted to the cardiology department because of a MI between November 2015 and November 2016. Statistical analysis performed with SPSS 24th version.Results: 421 patients admitted b...

Aim: To describe the follow-up of adrenal incidentalomas (AI) classified as non-functioning and no suspicious for malignancy in the first approach.Patients and methods: Observational retrospective study of a cohort of patients who consulted in the Endocrinology service between 2005 and 2015 because of an AI. Statistical analysis performed with SPSS 19th version.Results: Two hundred and one patients with IA were firstly evaluated. T...

Aim: To describe the prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance and diabetes in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) depending on the diagnostic criteria.Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, clinical research on patients with CF evaluated at Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Córdoba).Results: Twenty-eight patients were selected for the study. Age: 31.85±8.78 years, with a CF evolution time of 21.77±9.37 years....

Objective: Diagnosis of diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) has been described in up to 25% of cases. NODAT is a metabolically complex disorder, similar to type 2 diabetes. Factors that influence the development of NODAT are: BMI, HCV and immunosuppression. Objective: to know the prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in liver transplant patients of our hospital.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of liver transplant pati...

Introduction: Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) represent the most common pituitary tumour. They usually appear in the middle age of life, without differences between genders. Mass growth produces the first symptoms so the diagnosis is usually late. Surgery is the first-line treatment with variable success (19-83%). The objective of this study is to evaluate the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and final state of patients with NFPAs.Methods: Obser...