Endocrine Abstracts

Data on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFA) are sparse and conflicting. We have therefore evaluated the QoL in patients with NFAs followed-up in a tertiary UK referral centre and explored the impact of various factors. Three validated questionnaires (Short Form 36-SF36, Nottingham Health Profile-NHP and European Quality of Life Scale-EuroQoL) were offered to consecutive NFA subjects attending outpatient clinics over a 6-month peri...

Introduction: Surgery is often the only treatment option that can effectively treat patients with insulinoma in MEN-1. However, the surgical intervention should be limited as surgery can not cure patients with MEN-1. It is, therefore, mandatory to correctly localize insulin secreting tumors from other neuroendocrine tumors.Materials and Methods: In this report we include 6 patients with proven endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia and neuroglycopenia ...