Endocrine Abstracts

Presented case demonstrates a rare diencephalic pathology — adipsic diabetes insipidus (ADI) with severe hypernatremia in a 58-year-old woman after ttranssphenoidal removal of stalk intraventricular craniopharyngioma. ADI was diagnosed because of hypernatremia (150–155 mmol/l), polyuria (up to 4 liters per day) and absence of thirst. Normalization of wa- ter-electrolyte balance occurred on the background of desmopressin therapy and sufficient hydration in postoperati...

Objective: To analyze the remission factors of surgical treatment of acromegaly Methods: A retrospective study involving 227 patients with acromegaly: 143 (63%) women and 84 (37%) men were operated via trassphenoidal endoscopic approach for pituitary adenoma removal between the periods of 2018-2021. The average age was 45 years [36.00, 56.00]. 118 patients had 6 months follow-up period (3-40 months). The IGF-1 index used for the evaluation, which was cal...