Endocrine Abstracts

It is generally considered that sight-threatening retinopathy is most unlikely within 5 years of diagnosis in a young patient with acute onset diabetes. We present the case of a 27 year old who developed severe bilateral proliferative retinopathy within 6 months of diagnosis.She consulted her about GP about long standing irregular periods. As she was overweight the GP checked a random blood sugar which was16. HBAIC was 9.2%. There was a family history of...

IntroductionThere is general consensus that parathyroid excision is the treatment of choice for primary hyperparathyroidism. Minimally invasive surgery with limited neck exploration has the benefits of reduced operative and recovery times, less complications and excellent cosmetic results. However the success of unilateral neck exploration depends on the accurate preoperative localization of a parathyroid adenoma.Objective<p cl...