Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Parathyroid cancer (PC) is a rare tumor associated with poor prognosis particularly when disseminated. Currently, the only effective treatment is a surgical intervention.Case: Starting from the age of 19 a woman had been suffering from bone pains and change in gait. A low-energy right humerus fracture with displacement occurred when she was 23. At the same time, primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) was diagnosed for the first time (PTH 569 pg/m...

Introduction: Reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is common in patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism treated conventionally with active vitamin D and calcium supplements.Aim: To determine the HRQoL of patients with hypoparathyroidism with disease persisting for more than 1 year.Methods: We identified 32 patients (women/men − 31/1, median (Me) age 48 years [38; 59.5]). The average duration of the disease was 4 ye...

Hypoparathyroidism (HP) is a rare disease characterized by an absence or inappropriately low concentrations of circulating parathyroid hormone, leading to hypocalcaemia, hypophosphatemia and elevated urinary calcium excretion.Aim: To determine complications in chronic post-surgical HP patients.Material and methods: We have analyzed the data from 76 patients (71 women and 5 men; median age 51.8 years (range 18–77)) with chronic...

IntroductionTelemedicine is a useful tool for improving the availability of medical care, especially in the era of COVID-19. It is required to study the needs of the Russian population for telemedicine services for each specific disease.MethodsIn Russian Federation telemedicine consultations (TMC) have been legally allowed since 2018. According to the law, if the patient has not previously attended a face-to-...

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder resulting from oversecretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in parathyroid glands. Hypocalcemia can occur in the postoperative period after parathyroidectomy (PTE) and can be challenging to control and requires varying doses of supplementation. Vitamin D deficiency can worsen the severity of PHPT and promote the development of “hungry bone syndrome” due to increased influx of calcium into bon...

Introducton: Telemedicine consultations (TMC) are a useful tool for ensuring communication between medical specialists, especially in a large country and in the era of COVID-19. It is important to study the needs and possibilities of TMC for various diseases, in particular, for the pathology of the parathyroid glands.Materials and methods: TMC between regional health specialists and Endocrinology Research Centre (Moscow, Russian Federation) were conducte...

Introduction: Reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is common in patients with hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) treated conventionally with calcium and active vitamin D supplements.Aim: we studied the HRQoL in patients with chronic HypoPT estimated with the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20).Methods: 64 patients with chronic HypoPT (women/men – 57/7, median age 47[36;59...

Background: Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and extremely rare endocrine malignancy during pregnancy. Different maternal and fetal/neonatal complications of PHPT occur in 67 and 80% of untreated cases respectively, probably more due to severe hypercalcemia.The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are limited in pregnant women and require individual risk-benefit assessment.Aim: We present a case of PC mani...

Background The combination of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) with anemia was first described in 1931. It remains unclear whether PHPT is the direct cause of anemia, or it develops as a PHPT’s complication. The etiology of anemia in PHPT could be multifactorial, including iron deficiency, renal failure as well as bone marrow fibrosis.Aim To assess the prevalence of anemia in patients with PHPT admitted to the Department of Parathyroid Glands Path...

Rationale: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of telemedicine technologies. Today there is evidence of the successful use of telemedicine in various areas of healthcare, particularly in endocrinology. At the same time, there is not enough information for efficient integration of telemedicine into the routine management of patients.Aim: The aim of this work was a clinical and demographic analysis of “doctor-patient” telemedici...