Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We report a case of a parathyroid carcinoma with very unusual and revealing features.Case report: DAB, male aged 66 was subjected to subtotal gastrectomy because of a localized gastric adenocarcinoma (intestinal type). A mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PTH<200 pg/ml) was simultaneously found. Calcium oxalate nephrolythiasis at 50 years was noted. Sonography revealed a nodular lesion in the right lower thyroid pole, while NMR showed a ...

Background: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) using an external pump is an alternative intensive diabetes therapy recognized to improve metabolic control and glycemic instability in selected type 1 diabetic (T1DM) subjects. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical effectiveness and safety of CSII systems over a 5-year follow-up period in T1DM patients.Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective observational study of T1DM p...