Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Empty sella turcica (EST) is characterized by the passage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the sella turcica through the sellar diaphragm. The aim of our work is to study the clinical and hormonal characteristics of patients with EST discovered due to height delay.Patients and methods: Descriptive study on 14 patient files. Data studied : history, anthropometry, endocrine deficits and associated pathologies.Results/Dis...

Background: The non-traumatic pituitary stalk interruption syndrome described after the advent of MRI is a congenital pituitary abnormality, often responsible for pituitary insufficiency revealed during the neonatal period. We note 9 cases of late diagnostic during the exploration of growth retardation.Patients and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study on files of 9 patients, 5 boys and 4 girls with an average age of 10.5 years (range 3 and 18 years...

Introduction/Objective: Chronic exposure to hypersomatotropism exposes to multiple co-morbidities, rarely reversible, which can worsen both functional and vital prognosis and impair quality of life. The aim of our work is to list the different complications of acromegaly at the time of diagnosis.Patients and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study concerning 81 patients with somatotropic adenomas followed in the Endocrinology department of the Oran Un...

Background: Pituitary adenomas (PA) or endocrine pituitary tumors are the most common pituitary tumors. Our goal is to assess their hormonal profile.Patients and methods: Our study is observational, multicenter, with prospective and retrospective data collection. Data entry and analysis was performed by CDC (USA) EPI Info version 6, SPSS20, Statistica10, Medcalc12.Results: Concerning the hormonal profile of the 475 PA collected, 77...

Background: The craniopharyngioma is a non-endocrine tumor, developed along the infundibulo-pituitary axis, from the 3rd ventricle to sphenoid, histologically benign but locally invasive. It is a tumor with serious complications because of its location, its considerable potential for extension, its tendency to recur, and its adhesions to neighbouring structures. Our aim is to assess hormonal, neuro-ophthalmological and metabolic complications at the diagnosis of cra...