Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) have diverse natural history and clinical syndromes. As a result of the disease or related to management, patients may have altered gut or pancreatic function that can cause nutritional deficiencies. There is a lack of consistent evidence-based dietetic guidance for patients with NETs.Aim: This study evaluated whether nutritional status and nutritional deficiencies had been assessed in patients with NETs in an ...

Background: Nutritional data in NETs is lacking. There are a range of gastrointestinal issues which can be related to the NET, treatment, surgical intervention, or pre-existing diseases1. Many of these can have nutritional consequences or be improved through altering diet with the support of a specialist dietitian.From October 2018, a gastrointestinal specialist dietitian joined the weekly clinic for 12 months. The aim of the service evaluatio...