Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction and aim: Turner Syndrome (TS) is associated with a variety of morbidities affecting nearly every body system, and necessitates multidisciplinary management. To facilitate care, the International Turner Syndrome Consensus Group have drafted Clinical Practice Guidelines that were disseminated to ESE members in April 2017. The aim of this audit was to assess whether current management of adolescent and adult TS women in our care is in accordance wi...

Introduction and aim: Turner Syndrome (TS) is associated with a variety of morbidities affecting nearly every body system, and necessitates multidisciplinary management. To facilitate care, the International Turner Syndrome Consensus Group have drafted Clinical Practice Guidelines that were disseminated to ESE members in April 2017. The aim of this audit was to assess whether current management of adolescent and adult TS women in our care is in accordance wi...

Introduction A few adrenal masses may elude characterization on cross-sectional imaging and remain indeterminate. These include lipid-poor adenomas, adrenal metastases and carcinomas and phaeochromocytomas. It is important to distinguish between them, as phaeochromocytomas can be fatal if operated without preoperative blockade. Their clinical spectrum varies, from dramatic symptoms and signs including paroxysmal headache, flushing, diaphoresis, hyper...

Introduction A few adrenal masses may elude characterization on cross-sectional imaging and remain indeterminate. These include lipid-poor adenomas, adrenal metastases and carcinomas and phaeochromocytomas. It is important to distinguish between them, as phaeochromocytomas can be fatal if operated without preoperative blockade. Their clinical spectrum varies, from dramatic symptoms and signs including paroxysmal headache, flushing, diaphoresis, hyper...

Background/aim: Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is a relatively common endocrine disorder, which is often asymptomatic and thus diagnosed during routine biochemical testing. Emerging scientific data supports the theory that non-syndromic pHPT patients may be at increased risk for thyroid autoimmunity, metabolic disorders and malignancy.Materials and methods: A cohort of 227 pHPT (61 male and 166 female) and 244 non-pHPT (75 male and 169 female) patien...

Introduction: Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome (ECS) accounts for approximately 10% cases of Cushing’s syndrome. Its recognition may be delayed and its diagnosis and treatment remain challenging.Aim: To analyze the clinical, biochemical, radiological features, as well as the outcome of patients with ECS presenting in a tertiary referral centre.Material and methods: The records of patients with ECS followed presenting in our Dep...

Although the prevalence of subclinical hypercortisolism (SH) in unilateral incidentalomas (UI) has been extensively reported, patients with bilateral incidentalomas (BI) have not been thoroughly investigated. Moreover, the management of BI poses great dilemmas if surgery is considered, since bilateral adrenalectomy leads to life-long replacement. In the present study, we aimed to describe the characteristics of patients with BI in comparison to their unilateral counterparts. W...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease (CD) is a rare condition, associated with significant morbidities and potentially fatal, if untreated.Objective: To assess the long-term morbidities in a large series of patients with CD during a prolonged follow-up period.Patients and methods: All subjects with CD who presented/followed-up in our Department between 01/1967 and 06/2009 were studied. All information was collected as documented in...

Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal abnormality, due to a total or partial loss of one of the X chromosomes and is mostly characterized clinically by short stature and primary ovarian insufficiency. Spontaneous pregnancies in TS are rare (5%) and of relatively high risk, due to cardiovascular complications. Therefore, close medical monitoring is required. We report a case of a 21-year old woman with TS that had a full term uncomplicated pregnancy after spontaneous conception...

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas(PPGLs) are catecholamine-secreting tumors. Catecholamine excess contributes to bone resorption and secondary osteoporosis. PPGLs are treated surgically but limited data exists on the subsequent effect on bone status.Aim: To evaluate bone metabolism(BM) and bone mass density(BMD) before and after successful surgery of PPGLs.Methods: A retrospective study on (BM) of (PPGLs) patients ...