Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas are the most common cause of sellar masses from the third decade on, accounting for up to 10 percent of all intracraneal neoplasms.Objective: To review pituitary adenomas diagnosed in Burgos.Patients and methods: It was a retrospective study in which we reviewed a total of 90 pituitary adenomas detected in Burgos from 1983 to our days.Results: About 65% were macroadenomas and ...

Background: Identifying the etiology of hypoglycemia in a non-diabetic patient is a significant challenge. Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia can lead to pancreatectomy in patients with no evident organic disease. Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS) or Hirata diseaseand Type B insulin resistance syndrome are the two typesof autoimmune hypoglycemia, with a low worldwide prevalence.Objective: We report two real-lifecases that illustrate each of them.<p class=...