Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: An insulinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor, deriving mainly from pancreatic islet cells, that constantly produces insulin even when blood sugar is very low. Insulinomas are the most common cause of hypoglycemia resulting from endogenous hyperinsulinism. Biochemical diagnosis of insulinoma is established during prolonged fasting test (up to 72 hours) in 95 % of patients, 90-95% of insulinomas can be diagnosed during 48 hours of prolonged fasting. After biochemical co...

Introduction: The isolated hyperparathyroidism (IHP) is a metabolism disorder characterized by an absent or low parathormon (PTH) and hypocalcemia. It can be acquired, autoimmune, a result of some syndrome and as a part of a family (FIHP). FIHP is an extremely rear disease which is inherited auto somatic dominant or auto somatic recessive as a result of a mutation of one or several different genes. Pathological calcifications in the cerebrum are a secondary form of calcificati...