Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: To look at the demographics, biochemistry, treatments used, clinical characteristics associated with radioiodine (RI) treatment (including those with relapse) for thyrotoxicosis in our Endocrine clinic.Methods: Electronic records of all thyrotoxic patients between 2010 and 2012.Results: 144 patients, mean age 56 years (114 females)–106 Graves, 24 toxic adenoma (TA) and 14 multi nodular goitre (MNG). TPO antibody was posi...

Introduction: To prevent loco-regional recurrence and subsequent development of distant metastases in Appendiceal Neuro-Endocrine Neoplasms (ANEN), the existing Guidelines have suggested several criteria for a prophylactic right hemicolectomy, following the initial appendectomy. However, some of those criteria seem rather arbitrary and have not been validated by large studies.Aim: To assess the outcomes of prophylactic right hemicolectomy (RHC), focusing...