Endocrine Abstracts

Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare syndrome that requires urgent assistance. It is due to ischemia or hemorrhage of pituitary tissue, almost always inside a pituitary tumor. PA may be the first manifestation of a neuroendocrine tumor or occur during follow up.Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients with PA treated in the Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition in the last 10 years and study the presence of possible risk factors for it.</p...

RationaleLiver cirrhosis frequently leads to changes in body composition consisting of a loss of lean mass, increased body water and variable alterations of fat mass. Changes in body composition may occur after liver transplantation (LT). Our aim was to study the changes that occur in body composition after LT (in the postoperative period after LT as well as 1 month later). Methods: A body composition study was carried out using th...