Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In patients with primary hyperaldosteronism, distinguishing between unilateral and bilateral adrenal hypersecretion is critical in assessing treatment options. Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) has been advocated by some to be the gold standard for localization of the responsible lesion however is invasive, technically challenging, and difficult to interpret. Adrenal computed tomographic scanning (TC) is mandatory before AVS but more studies are warranted to identify...

Introduction and Objectives: Preperitoneal fat is an ectopic visceral adipose tissue with a significant proinflammatory metabolic impact. The objective of this study is to measure preperitoneal fat by nutritional ultrasound at discharge, 3 months and 6 months in a cohort of patients who required admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to severe COVID-19 pneumonia, and to analyze the differences based on the presence or not of previous DM.Material ...

Introduction: Salivary cortisol measurement is a non-invasive and easy test to carry out. It is painless and does not cause stress.Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlation between salivary cortisol (SaC) and serum cortisol (SeC) after 1 mg Dexamethasone (DXM) overnight and their diagnostic utility as screening test of Cushing’s syndrome (CS).Methods: We performed a prospective study in 92 patients with...