Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Leydig stromal cell tumors are a subtype of steroid tumors that make up to less than 0.1% of the ovarian tumors. These neoplasms can affect women from all ages but are more frequent after menopause, being usually unilateral, benign and small sized. In around 75% of cases, these tumors produce androgenic hormones, causing oligomenorrhea and virilization.Case report: A 39-year-old woman, nulligravid, with complains regarding androgenic alopec...

Introduction: Magnesium (Mg) is an essential mineral for human health. Chronic Mg2+ deficiency and low Mg2+ dietary intake have been associated with increased risk of T2DM. Despite the increased risk of T2DM associated with Mg2+ deficiency; T2DM is often accompanied by hypomagnesemia, especially in patients with poorly controlled glycemic profiles.Bariatric surgery remains the most effective long-term therapy for the management of patients wi...

Introduction: Despite the abundance of data addressing the influence of patient’s age on surgery-related complications, its impact on several cardiovascular risk factors following bariatric surgery has been overlooked.Methods: Retrospective unicentric study of 1728 obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery between January/2010 and June/2015. Patients were divided in three groups, according to their age at surgery: <40 (n = 751...