Endocrine Abstracts

Measurement of electrical impedance has been proposed as a way to determine whether a hyponatremic patient is hypovolemic or euvolemic. We compare the usefulness of the physical examination (PE) with bioimpedance for determination of volemia in an outpatient hyponatremia clinic.Method: Descriptive prospective analysis. 11 patients attended at the hyponatremia clinic of a tertiary hospital were evaluated. Impedance was measured by a SECA, indicating the p...

Background: Bariatric surgery (BS) has proven to be an effective and sustainable long-term treatment in the remission of metabolic disorders. Bile acids (BAs) are involved in the improvement of metabolic comorbidities by acting on the distal ileum (releasing GLP1, PYY and FGF19) and on the microbiota. Our aim is to verify whether the formation of ABs depends on the type of bariatric surgery.Subjects and Methods: 21 patients (81% women) underwent bariatri...