Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Parathyroid gland proliferative disorders include adenoma, hyperplasia and carcinoma. Adenoma and hyperplasia are found more commonly in women, while carcinoma, which is very rare, is found in both sexes equally. The aim of this study was to investigate parathyroid gland tumors surgically removed at University Hospital Centre Osijek between 2016 and 2019. Also to review tumor location, size and histopathology and compare sex difference.Pati...

Research Objectives: To investigate adrenal tumors of patients operated on at the Osijek Clinical Hospital from 2016 to 2019 to examine the location and histopathological findings of the tumors, and to determine whether there is a difference in the age and gender of the subjects.Study design: Cross-sectional study with historical data.Patients and Methods: The subjects were patients of both sexes diagnosed with adrenal tumors who u...

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious acute complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). In some studies, infections have been shown to be a precipitating factor in half of the subjects. On the other hand, several recent studies emphasise that poor treatment adherence is also a common cause of DKA.Objective: To identify the most common precipitating factors for DKA in the Republic of Croatia.Patients and ...