Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Long-term results of medical treatment of macroprolactinoma in children and adolescents (<20 years).Patients and methods: Retrospective analysis of all the cases of macroprolactinoma occurring in children and adolescents, medically treated in two university centers.Results: 38 patients, 25 girls 13 boys, age at diagnosis: 15.7±2.8 years (only two cases before 12 years). At diagnosis, 2/3 presented with headache...

Lost to follow-up (LTFU) is a frequent problem in chronic diseases not evaluated yet in acromegaly despite the long-term need of medical treatment and complications survey in this disease.Objectives: Evaluation of the prevalence of LTFU patients in a multi-center cohort, characteristics of defaulters and description of their evolution after they have been searched and found.Méthods: Observational multicentric (25 centers study...