Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) an important component of coping with the pandemic. Anecdotal cases and case series reported an association between COVID-19 vaccination and the development of Graves’ disease. We used data from Israel’s largest health care organization to determine whether COVID-19 vaccination was associated with the incidence of Graves’ disease.Methods: We analyzed data from Clalit Health...

Background: The massive use of neck sonography has led to a dramatic increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer detection, predominantly small papillary carcinomas. However, changes in the presentation and course of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) over time remain unclear.Objective: To evaluate trends in the presentation and outcomes of MTC.Methods: Patients treated for MTC at four medical centers in Israel were divided into two...

Introduction: Two aetiologies are responsible for postpartum hypopituitarism; Sheehan’s syndrome which develops following traumatic labour, and lymphocytic hypophysitis. Since management of lymphocytic hypophysitis does not require surgery in most cases, pathology is usually absent, and the clinical presentation, in combination with laboratory and imaging characteristics establish the diagnosis. We aimed to describe the various patterns of presentation, including assistin...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the third most common endocrinopathy. Data on PHPT in the elderly are scarce.Objective: To characterize elderly patients with PHTP, clinically and biochemically.Patients: A total of 216 patients (73.6% females) aged≥75 years were diagnosed and followed at a single tertiary medical center for PHPT.Results: Mean follow-up was 11.3±5.5 years. Age at ...

As optimal postoperative management of patients with clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) is a matter of debate, the role of dopamine agonist (DA) therapy in this clinical setting was evaluated.Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was conducted at two pituitary referral centrer with different standard practices for post-operative management of NFPA: DA therapy or conservative follow up. Dopamine receptor 2 (D2R) ...