Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0073aep488 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2021

Pituitary surgery in northern ireland: A twenty year retrospective population based analysis

Loughrey Paul Benjamin , Craig Stephanie , Herron Brian , Cooke Stephen , Weir Philip , Bhattacharya Debarata , Sturdy Erin , Salto-Tellez Manuel , Parkes Eileen , McArt Darragh , Korbonits Marta , Hunter Steven , James Jacqueline

In Northern Ireland, the sole tertiary referral centre for pituitary disease which includes neurosurgery and endocrinology for ~1.9 million people, is based in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. A retrospective study has been commenced to examine clinical, biochemical, histopathological and radiological data for all patients operated on across an approximately 20 year period in Northern Ireland. Ethical approval was obtained from the Northern Ireland Biobank (study num...

ea0086p92 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary | SFEBES2022

Natural history of non-functioning pituitary microadenomas – results from the UK NFA consortium

Hamblin Ross , Fountas Athanasios , Lithgow Kirstie , Loughrey Paul Benjamin , Bonanos Efstathios , Khalid Shinwari Shah , Mitchell Kirsten , Shah Syed , Grixti Lydia , Matheou Mike , Isand Kristina , McLaren David , Surya Ashutosh , Zubair Ullah Hafiz , Klaucane Katarina , Jayasuriya Anuradha , Bhatti Sumbal , Mavilakandy Akash , Ahsan Masato , Mathew Susan , Hussein Ziad , Jansz Thijs , Wunna Wunna , Ayuk John , Abraham Prakash , Drake William , Brooke Antonia , Baldeweg Stephanie E. , Sam Amir H. , Martin Niamh , Higham Claire , Reddy Narendra , Ahluwalia Rupa , Newell-Price John , Vamvakopoulos Joannis , Krishnan Amutha , Lansdown Andrew , Murray Robert D , Pal Aparna , Bradley Karin , Mamoojee Yaasir , Purewal Tejpal , Panicker Janki , Marie Freel E , Hasan Faisal , Kumar Mohit , Jose Biju , Hunter Steven , Karavitaki Niki

Background: The published data on the natural history of (presumed) non-functioning pituitary microadenomas (micro-NFAs) is possibly compromised by small sample sizes, short follow-up and inclusion of cases with other pathologies in the analyses.Objective: To clarify the long-term outcomes of micro-NFAs in a large cohort of patients.Methods: We conducted a multi-centre, retrospective, cohort study involving 22 UK endocrine departme...