Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The presence of undetectable serum levels of stimulated thyroglobulin (Tg) with negative imaging tests is the criterion used to define remission in low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Most guidelines recommend 131-I ablation after thyroidectomy to remove any possible residual thyroid tissue. Our aim was to know how often undetectable Tg levels are achieved before ablation to avoid unnecessary radiation treatments.Patients and meth...

Introduction Angiopoietin-like 4 protein (ANGPTL-4) is importantly produced in adipose tissue, mediates the inhibition of lipoprotein-lipase and has been recently related with the risk of atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Bariatric surgery has demonstrated improvements in lipid profile, T2D and cardiovascular risk. But information about ANGPTL-4 circulating levels in severe obesity and after bariatric surgery is scarce.Obj...