Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) produced a triple composite outcome that summarizes the therapeutic targets of the three most prevalent complications of obesity: type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension and dyslipidemia (HbA1c <7.0%; LDL cholesterol<100 mg/dl and systolic blood pressure <130 mmHg). The present study primarily investigates the difference between VSG and RYGB in achieving the composite target one year after the surgery. The secondary...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) after roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is poorly described. The diagnosis can be difficult as secondary hyperparathyroidism(SHPT) commonly occurs in patients after RYGB due to calcium hypoabsorption and vitamin D deficiency.Observation: We present the case of a 50-year-old female with a history of normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism and nephrolithiasis. In 2005 the patient had undergone RYGB. During the first...

Premise: multinodular goiter and compressive symptoms in the neck could not be necessarily associated.Case-report: A 82-year-old woman diagnosed follicular lymphoma in 2017 reached to the Emergency Department in Agoust 2021 because of a progressive and worsening dysphagia and dysphonia, begun six weeks before. The patient complained a weight loss of about 8 kg due to the inability in feeding. Her medical history was relevant for thyroid goiter, known sin...