Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Insulinomas are the most common form of functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET) with an estimated incidence of 1–3/million per year. Less than 10% are malignant and rarely with distant metastases, carrying a poor prognosis.Case report: We report a case of a 73-years-old woman attended at our ER for recurrent syncope, with irrelevant medical history. Several radiology exams were preformed, revealing numerous liver metastases ...

Background: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) using an external pump is an alternative intensive diabetes therapy recognized to improve metabolic control and glycemic instability in selected type 1 diabetic (T1DM) subjects. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical effectiveness and safety of CSII systems over a 5-year follow-up period in T1DM patients.Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective observational study of T1DM p...