Endocrine Abstracts

The optimal post-operative management of patients undergoing trans-sphenoidal adenomectomy for non-functioning pituitary adenoma is uncertain. Since 1994, in our centre, patients receiving immediate post-operative radiotherapy have been monitored with annual visual field assessment. Annual MRI is undertaken for 5 years if radiotherapy has not been given, followed by 2-yearly MRI continued indefinitely.We aimed to examine the efficacy of our follow-up MRI...

Objective: In humans insulin-induced hypoglycaemia activates the autonomic nervous system and provokes counterregulatory hormonal responses, the magnitude of which is lower in healthy non-diabetic females and in women with type 1 diabetes compared to male counterparts, although the glycaemic thresholds at which these responses are triggered are similar in both sexes. The Edinburgh Hypoglycaemia Score (a validated method of symptom assessment) was used to examine symptoms to as...