Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There is increasing evidence that dopamine agonists used to treat hyperprolactinaemia may cause psychiatric side effects. Male patients have been identified to be at increased risk. This study aimed to establish the incidence of cabergoline-induced psychiatric side effects, potential risk factors for their development and to determine the prevalence of counselling and monitoring for these side effects.Methods:</strong...

Background: Adrenal incidentalomas are common amongst the general population, incidence increases with age. Radiological and biochemical assessment of all lesions >1 cm is standard practice to determine appropriate future management, as per current European guidelines. We report the experiences of a recently formalised adrenal multi-disciplinary pathway in a large UK teaching hospital, where all adrenal incidentalomas are referred and systematically assessed.<p cl...