Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionParathyroid diseases are infrequent during pregnancy, but produce significant perinatal morbidity and maternal mortality if not diagnosed and properly managed. Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is a rare disease in women of childbearing age. The incidence of the disease is unknown, but it is certainly rare, and most of the reported cases have been simple supplemented by a review of the literature.Case presentation<p...

Adrenal incidentaloma (AI) is an adrenal mass discovered accidentally during abdominal or chest imaging techniques not aimed to adrenal gland assessment. Guidelines suggested confirming the benignity of AI radiologically and excluding hormonal dysfunctions. This study was designed to evaluate the clinical, endocrinological and histological characteristics of adrenal incidentalomas (AI).MethodsRetrospective study of patient addresse...