Endocrine Abstracts

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...

Objective: To describe the clinical and biological presentation of acute pancreatitis (AP) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in type 1 diabetes (T1D).Patients and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of 10 T1DM patients with simultaneous DKA and AP.Results: The mean age at diagnosis of T1DM was 19.7±9.3 years with a female predominance (60%). T1DM was frequently inaugurated by a cardinal syndrome (50%) or spontaneous DKA (20...