Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism results in increased bone resorption. The presence of osteoporosis is at present an established surgery criteria.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in bone mineral density (BMD) after surgery in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.Material and methods: Retrospective study of 58 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism treated by parathyroidectomy from 2004 t...

Introduction: Obese patients are at an increased risk of develop nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Evidence supports that bariatric surgery might have an important impact on hepatic profile in obese adults. Literature suggests that bariatric surgery in adolescents might decrease the prevalence of some comorbidities, but information about its impact on liver profile and steatosis and fibrosis risk remains scarce.Aim: To evaluate the impact of bariatric su...

Introduction: Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease and its prevalence in pediatric age has increased. Obesity prejudices the individual metabolic profile due to the adipotoxicity involved in this condition. Bariatric surgery improves the weight of obese patients along with metabolic comorbidities, being today one of the most effective treatments for obesity. Time of exposure to adipotoxicity appears to be an important risk factor for the development of metabolic complic...