Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To investigate the frequency of thyroid carcinoma and its subtypes in one region over three decades.Material and methods: Data retrospectively collected from a tissue bank where all hospitals in a region with a little above 1 million inhabitants should send samples from all operated tumors, from 1981 to 2010.Results: From 1981 to 1990 there where 156 thyroid cancers; 206 from 1991 through 2000 and 362 from 2001 through 2010, w...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism in pregnancy is a topic widely studied in recent years, especially in those women with positive autoimmunity. However, usually the only determination of antibodies that is made is the thyroid antiperoxidase antibodies (anti-TPO). In this study we wanted to know what incidence of anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (anti-Tg) our pregnant women present and what repercussion they can have on thyroid function.Materials and methods: Ant...

Introduction: In Spain, the specialist in endocrinology and nutrition is the reference in the care of patients with diabetes mellitus. In the year 2022, access to these specialists has been facilitated in the south of Gran Canaria. The aim of the study is to determine how this has influenced the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D).Methods: We included those patients with T2D assessed by the Endocrinology service in 2022 in which two analyses were perform...

Purpose: At the beginning of 2016, radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules began to be carried out at the Central University Hospital of Asturias (Spain). The aim of this study was to evaluate the results obtained by the moment with the aforementioned technique.Methods: It is a descriptive study carried out through the data obtained during the process and the subsequent analytical and ultrasonographic follow-up. In addition, patient surveys hav...

Background: T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal has been recently linked with a better tumor response to pasireotide treatment in patients with acromegaly (ACRO). Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of this radiological feature and its association to therapeutic outcomes in a large cohort of ACRO patients treated with pasireotide.Methods: A retrospective multicentre study was performed in 15 Spanish tertiary university hospitals includ...