Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Incidentally discovered adrenal masses (incidentalomas) are common and in some cases differential diagnosis could be a challenge.Case report: A 55-years old woman presented with an incidental left adrenal mass of 36mm discovered on an abdominal ultrasound. As sole background she underwent resective surgery of an ovarian serous cyst. She denied symptoms like flushing, headache, diaphoresis or palpitations. Physical examination was irrelevant...

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Guidelines recommend a confirmatory test in the majority of suspected cases: oral sodium loading, saline infusion test (SIT), captopril challenge test (CCT), or fludrocortisone suppression test. The SIT and CCT are most commonly used in clinical practice to study autonomous aldosterone secretion.Objectives and Methods: We compared the CCT’s diagnosis perform...