Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: The rarity of pituitary apoplexy renders it a difficult subject for audit; hence there are no evidence-based standards of optimum care for such patients. The main controversy in management relates to the role of acute surgical intervention. Recently, a more conservative management has been adopted towards patients presenting with this condition. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the differences in outcome between patients submitted to surgical and conservative...

Introduction: Adequate glycaemic, along with other cardiovascular risk factor control in type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and its beneficial impact on subclinical inflammation is associated with better microvascular outcomes.Objectives: To analyse the correlation between glycaemic control adequacy and systemic inflammatory markers, renal disease progression and cardiovascular risk factors.Material and methods: Retrospective cohort observatio...