Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: Low vitamin D levels may contribute to the pathogenesis of bone disease in thalassaemia major patients. Our haematology department serves one of the UK’s largest populations of thalassaemia patients. We evaluated our thalassaemia major patients’ vitamin D levels and other serum bone markers.Methods: Blood specimens were collected from all thalassaemia major patients under active follow-up in March and April 2010 and serum 25-OH-vitamin D,...

Aims: Endocrine deficiencies are common complications of thalassaemia major. Our haematology department serves one of the UK’s largest populations of thalassaemia patients. We assessed our thalassaemia major patients’ endocrine status and factors associated with endocrinopathies.Methods: Retrospective analysis of our thalassaemia major patients on active follow-up in April 2010. Parameters such as age, gender, hepatitis C infection, compliance ...

Background: Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for phaeochromocytomas. Introduction of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) led to a reduction in the number of open adrenalectomies (OA); however, there is limited information comparing the two techniques.Objectives: We report here a comparison of LA and OA operations for phaeochromocytoma performed over 20 years.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients unde...