Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The incidental adrenal lesion, coined ‘incidentaloma’, is a common radiological finding, necessary of further investigation and diagnosisAims: This is a retrospective observational study which aims to identify the prevalence of incidentaloma in CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis in the Brighton & Sussex University Hospital’s Trust. Our additional objective is to assess the adequacy of incidentaloma management throu...

Aim: This audit aims to access the compliance in management of adrenal incidentalomas with reference of European society of endocrinology guidelines.Background: An adrenal incidentaloma is a mass lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter, serendipitously discovered on radiological examination. It is important to determine its malignant potential and functional status. European society of Endocrinology (ESE) has published its guidelines in 2016 for management ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important complication of diabetes and determinant of mortality. Albuminuria represents early diabetic nephropathy, and also indicates generalised vascular dysfunction. Understanding the epidemiology of CKD and albuminuria helps inform health planning and identify opportunities to prevent or delay progression of diabetic kidney disease. The last available serum creatinine and urine albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) in patients with Type 1 (T1DM...