Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is one of the most important treatment modalities for obesity. Studies suggested that obese subjects have distorted body image perception. Dissatisfaction with body shape is one of the leading reasons for treatment referral.Aim: To prospectively study body image perception and its relationship with body composition in patients treated with bariatric surgery.Methods: Nineteen patients were evaluated b...

Introduction: In Brazil, most patients referred to bariatric surgery are women. The literature indicates the occurrence of gender differences in body composition and body image perception.Aim: To study body image perception and its relationship with body composition in Brazilian bariatric patients.Methods: A total of 140 patients were evaluated using the Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (SFRS) and bioimpedance. Image dissatisfaction an...

Paragangliomas and Pheochromocytomas are tumors originated from chromaffin cells (Pheochromocytomas (PHEO): adrenal glands; Paragangliomas (PGL):paravertebral thoracic, abdominal, and/or pelvic sympathetic ganglia, and glossopharyngeal and vagal neck and skull base parasympathetic ganglia). Catecholamine hypersecretion predominates in PHEO, while PGL are oligosymptomatic with compression-related symptoms. The authors report the case of a 33-year-old male with an incidental ret...

IntroductionAmong other organic functions, Prolactin (PRL) can influence metabolism.AimTo evaluate basal glucose metabolism in women with prolactinoma, according to menstrual cycle, presence of hyperprolactinemia, and dopamine agonist (DA) treatment.Material and methodsCross-sectional study of 17 women with microprolactinoma and 11 healthy controls. Variables eval...

Introduction: Pheochromocytomasand paragangliomas are tumors derived from chromaffin cells which result from mutations of at least six different genes as autosomal dominant disorders.Aim: To evaluate the existence of correlations between genetic alterations and clinical data in 16 patients with pheochromocytomas and/or paragangliomas.Methods: From 2007 to 2009, 13 patients with pheochromocytoma [3 men, medium age 39 years (14&#8211...

Background: Von Hippel Lindau Disease (VHL) is an autosomal dominant inherited syndrome characterized by high susceptibility to the development of a wide spectrum of benign and malignant, endocrine and non-endocrine neoplasias in diverse organs of patients harboring a germline mutation in VHL tumor suppressor gene. The major clinical manifestations of VHL are brain, cerebellar and spinal cord hemangioblastoma, retinal angioma, pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma an...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) occurs due to deficient secretion of arginine vasopressin (AVP) or antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior pituitary. It is a rare disease with an estimated prevalence of 1:25000. CDI can be acquired or congenital, secondary to malformation or genetics. Familial CDI (genetic inheritance) is mainly autosomal dominant. More than 80 mutations in the AVP gene have been described. In hereditary CDI, the age of onset is variable. Sy...