Endocrine Abstracts

Background: A minimally invasive approach to primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is equivalent to bilateral exploration when intraoperative parathyroid hormone (iPTH) monitoring is used. We have recently established an iPTH service jointly with Surgical and Clinical Chemistry teams and the aim of the study was to evaluate our initial results with its use.Patients and methods: We collected data from 18 operations for PHPT from October 2015, including one r...

Background: Phaeochromocytoma represents a rare cause of hypercortisolism, accounting for <5% of ectopic Cushing’s syndrome while <1% of phaeochromocytomas are accompanied by Cushing’s syndrome.Case presentation: We present a case of a 51-year-old lady admitted to the surgical ward for bowel surgery for severe long-standing constipation. She was referred to the endocrine team for recent-onset severe hypokalaemia and the presence of left...

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is an autosomal dominant multi-glandular tumour syndrome, caused by RET germline mutations.We present a family with three affected generations identified by predictive testing.Index case and cohort details: A 40-year-old lady referred to ENT clinic with a swelling in the neck. Ultrasound confirmed multinodular goitre with FNAC-THY3. Diagnostic hemithyroidectomy was followed by total thyroidectomy f...