Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0029p1317 | Paediatric endocrinology | ICEECE2012

Care of patients with childhood onset growth hormone deficiency before and after the transition period

Courtillot C. , Baudoin R. , Du Souich T. , Golmard J. , Saatdjian L. , Touraine P.

Objectives: To investigate how CO-GHD patients are taken care of in paediatrics, during the transition period and in long-term adult follow-up.Methods: Retrospective cohort study of CO-GHD patients, transferred in our adult department between 1994 and 2011. Paediatric charts were available for all patients. For adult follow-up, parameters of metabolic, bone and cardiovascular status were recorded at several hospitalisations: the first one (V0) and at 1 (...

ea0029p1362 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Markers of recurrence and long-term morbidity in craniopharyngioma

Gautier A. , Godbout A. , Grosheny C. , Tejedor I. , Coudert M. , Courtillot C. , Jublanc C. , De Kerdanet M. , Poirier J. , Riffaud L. , Sainte-Rose C. , VanEffenterre R. , Brassier G. , Bonnet F. , Touraine P.

Context: Craniopharyngiomas are often associated with an unfavorable prognosis but data on their long-term consequences are sparse.Objective: To identify markers of recurrence and factors associated with compromised social rehabilitation and altered quality of life (QoL) in a large cohort of patients with either childhood onset (CO) or adult onset (AO) craniopharyngioma.Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed for 171 patients...