Endocrine Abstracts

A 36-year-old man, presenting to his GP with severe intermittent headaches, was found to have a blood pressure of 210/110 mmHg. He had been diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) in early childhood, and had had a total colectomy with ileo-rectal anastamosis at the age of 17. Routine surveillance CT imaging the following month revealed an incidental finding of bilateral adrenal masses (right 4×2 cm, left 2.7×2.9 cm).On assessment in...

Hyperaldosteronism is a significant cause of secondary hypertension, but there are often delays in obtaining the diagnosis. The recent BES publication of Guidelines for the investigation and management of this condition represent a move to standardise the work-up of these patients.We present an audit of cases, dating back to 2000, with confirmed biochemical hyperaldosteronism (on the basis of plasma aldosterone/renin activity ratio or lack of aldosterone...