Endocrine Abstracts

We present two case reports of patients who were diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism based on a parathyroid gland adenoma (PTA). The pathological parathyroid tissue was precisely localised by ultrasonography and scintigraphy before the surgery. In both cases all four parathyroid glands were revised by the surgeon resulting in an operation extension. Another parathyroid gland was removed and histologically confirmed as PTA. This surgeon’s approach was beneficial for the pat...

Amiodarone is a potent and among cardiologists still very popular anti-arrhythmic drug. This case report describes severe course of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) which is one of the most serious side effects of the treatment. The patient (J S born in 1950) was first hospitalised in June 2012 for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response and tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy with a decreased ejection fraction (EF). Thyroid hormones were normal at that time ...