Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of glucocorticoid-induced diabetes (GCID) in 18 non-diabetic patients before the initiation of corticosteroid therapy.Patients and Methods: It is a retrospective study including non-diabetic hospitalized patients who developed diabetes after initiation of corticosteroid therapy.Results: Eighteen patients (5 males/13 females) with a mean age of 59.5 years wer...

Background: Thyroid nodules found in patients with Graves’ disease have a higher likelihood of being malignant. Management of these association is controversial.Objectives: To discuss clinical and therapeutic features of this association.Materials and methods: We report three cases of thyroid cancer occurring in Graves’ disease, treated surgically at our department.Results: There were three patients...

Objective: Our aim is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical features of intrathyroidal parathyroid cysts (PCs). Materiel and Methods : We report 2 cases of intrathyroidal PC treated in our ENT department. Results : We report 2 cases of non-functioning intrathyroidal PCs: 2 women (22 and 45 years old). They were referred to our department for anterior neck mass lasting for an average of 13 months. They had no co...

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy is the most common cause of neuropathy worldwide and is known to affect approximately half of all diabetic patients. It significantly impairs the quality of life of patients.Aim of the study: To establish the predictive factors of distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) in diabetic patients.Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study including 116 patients. The diagnosis of PNDS was establi...

Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes in the world population is increasing day by day so that its frequency reaches epidemic proportions. As a result, the complications of diabetes are becoming more and more frequent. Diabetic neuropathy, the most common complication which affect up to half of the patients.Purpose of the study: To establish the prevalence of distal symmetrical polyneuropathy (DSPN) in diabetic patients and demonstrate the importance ...

Objective: Identify the risk factors of hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) after Total thyroidectomy (TT).Patients and Methods: Our study is a randomised clinical trial. It enrolled patients who underwent total thyroidectomy at the department of ENT surgery at Habib Bourguiba Hospital in Sfax between November 2020 and august 2021. We studied age, gender, type of surgery, duration of surgery, vitamin D level, magnesium level, histopathological exam, inadvertent ...

Aim: The purposes of our study are to study the effect of systematic calcium and vitamin D supplementation on parathyroid glands function after total thyroidectomy.Patients and Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study, including patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: group 1: with prophylactic supplementation (24 patients) and group 2: without prophylactic supplementation (23 patients). For each p...

Background and Aim: Diabetic neurogenic bladder (DNB) is a frequent complication affecting up to 45% of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM). Our study aims to evaluate the impact of DNB on the quality of life (QoL) in this population.Patients and Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 200 patients with DNB. Their QoL was assessed using the Ditrovie scale.Results: The mean age was 59.3±10.6...

Objective: To assess the predictive factors for the occurrence of urinary dysfunction (UD) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).Patients and Methods: Case-control study comparing two groups of patients suffering from DM: G1 (n=159) with UD vs G2 (n=41) without UD.Results: G1 patients were older than G2 patients (59.7±10.3 vs 58±12 years) with no significant difference in gender. The duration of diabetes w...

Objective: To determine the prevalence and analyze the predictive value of erectile dysfunction (ED) in the occurrence of fictional disorders (MD) in men with diabetes mellitus (DM).Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional study of 90 men presenting with DM. A comparative analysis was performed between two subgroups: G1 (n=75) with MD vs G2 (n=15) without MD.Results: G1 patients were older than G2 (59.7±10.3 vs 58...