Endocrine Abstracts

Case report: A previously fit 53-year-old lady presented to A&E with abdominal pain and vomiting. The pain has been present for 2 months and associated with weight loss. She neither smoked nor drank alcohol. On admission her BP was 160/85, pulse 70/m regular. Abdominal examination revealed generalized tenderness and a right iliac fossa mass with scanty bowel sounds,. FBC, U&E, LFT, CRP, amylase, bone were normal. AXR revealed gas filled small bowel loops.<p class="...

Aims: Treatment regimes for low testosterone are well established but reasons for treatment change and patient preferences are less well known. We looked at the type of testosterone replacement, subsequent modification of replacement and reason for that change.Methods: Data were collected from the electronic case notes of 50 patients on testosterone replacement for at least 6 months attending endocrine clinics in a University Teaching Hospital.<p cla...

Glomus jugulare tumours are rare and often difficult to manage. A small proportion of these tumours (1–3%) can cause symptoms due to catecholamine secretion. Here we describe a patient with secretory glomus jugulare tumour treated with steriotactic radio surgery and its effect on catecholamine secretion.Case report: A 39-year-old lady was referred to ear specialists with the characteristic symptoms of pulsatile tinnitus and decreased hearing in the ...