Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: To assess the impact of serum corrected calcium (CorrCa), magnesium (Mg) and phosphorus (P) levels at hospital admission on SARS-CoV-2 infection outcome.Methods: In this retrospective study, all adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalized in Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Madadahonda during 2020 were included. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were registered and related to the prognosis of the disease. Poor o...

Introduction: Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery has become the first line method for removal pituitary tumours. A new way to see the surgical field and the cooperation of two neurosurgeons has supposed a revolution in the area.Objetives: Analyse surgical outcomes and complications of a cohort of patients from a single center who underwent ETPS for Cushing disease.Methods: Descriptive prospective-retrospective study inclu...

Introduction: Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery has become the first line method for removal pituitary tumours. A new way to see the surgical field and the cooperation of two neurosurgeons has supposed a revolution in the area.Objetives: Analyse surgical outcomes and complications of a cohort of patients from a single center who underwent ETPS for GH secreting pituitary tumours.Methods: Descriptive prospective-retrospect...

Pituitary adenomas are usually benign. However, a significant number of pituitary adenomas show an aggressive behaviour, with local invasion, increased risk of recurrence after surgery and lack of therapeutic response. In this study, we aimed to determine whether invasive and non-invasive pituitary adenomas display differences in clinical features and molecular parameters. In this retrospective descriptive study, 46 pituitary adenomas were analysed. Invasiveness was defined as...