Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Data on sexual dysfunction (SD) in cirrhotic patients are limited. Our aim was to evaluate the sexual function of patients with end-stage liver disease and to compare it with the results after liver transplant (LT) and with that of a controlled group matched by age and gender.Methods: Changes in sexual functioning questionnaire were used to evaluate SD in cirrhotic patients awaiting LT and in the post-LT setting 1 year after transplant. Clini...

Introduction: Blastocystissp. (BS) is the most common intestinal parasite that is isolated in human fecal samples. Its pathogenic role is still questioned. While some consider it a beneficial component of the human intestinal microbiota, some evidence relates it with dysbiosis and development of metabolic syndrome (MS). Its presence has been inversely correlated with BMI.Objective: The objective of this study is two-fold: determining the prevale...

Aim: Patients with malignant neuroendocrine tumors (mNETs) present frequently metastatic disease at diagnosis or during their follow-up. Hepatic transplant (HT) and radionuclide treatment have proved to be successful treatments. The aim of this report is to study the progression of the disease in patients with metastasic mNETs and HT.Patients and methods: Descriptive and retrospective study of patients diagnosed of metastasic mNETs and submitted to HT du...

Introduction: The treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma exposes most patients to chronic supraphysiological doses of thyroid hormone which seems to have several negative effects for the patient. The goal of the present study was to assess the consequences of these doses on the bone mineral density (BMD).Patients and methods: We performed a cross-sectional study on 64 female patients followed up between 1972 and 2007. We registered the levothyroxi...

RationaleLiver cirrhosis frequently leads to changes in body composition consisting of a loss of lean mass, increased body water and variable alterations of fat mass. Changes in body composition may occur after liver transplantation (LT). Our aim was to study the changes that occur in body composition after LT (in the postoperative period after LT as well as 1 month later). Methods: A body composition study was carried out using th...

Objective: To compare 2 modalities of bolus-basal insulin therapy with aspart-detemir, according to the moment of administration of detemir (DET), before the lunch or bed-time, in type 1 diabetic patients with poor metabolic control.Methods: We conducted a prospective study of 40 type 1 diabetic patients, with poor metabolic control (HbAc 7–12%), randomized to receive treatment with 1 injection of DET before the lunch or bed-time and followed-up dur...