Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0090ep126 | Calcium and Bone | ECE2023

Diagnostic efficiency of the fine needle aspirate parathyroid hormone assay in parathyroid adenomas

Diaz Celia Gallego , Jimenez Virginia Hernando , Caballero Manuel J , Martinez-de Pinillos Guillermo , Cuellar Lloclla Eyvee Arturo

Objective: Evaluate the utility of analytical determination of parathyroid hormone assay in fine-needle aspirate as a diagnostic test for parathyroid adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.Material and Methods: retrospective observational study of 58 patients diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism in our hospital who underwent ultrasound-guided FNA of lesions compatible with parathyroid adenoma with determination of PTH in fine-needle a...

ea0073aep408 | General Endocrinology | ECE2021

A new cause of endogenous hyperinsulinism?

Caballero Manuel J , José Ignacio Fernández Peña , Eyvee Arturo Cuellar Lloclla

We present the case of a patient who started having repeated episodes of symptomatic hypoglycemia at the age of 50.Medical historyFather had type 2 diabetes. Former smoker, moderate alcohol consumption. Chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma, surgically removed. Congenital cataract operated at the age of 3.Clinical courseAt around the age of 50, the patient started having sporadic epis...