Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: This is a retrospective study of imaging with adrenal incidentalomas at our DGH to assess clinical practice. Their management was followed and compared with the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) Clinical Practice Guidelines 2016 for management of adrenal incidentalomas. The aim was to improve clinical service by developing a local management pathway.Materials and Methods: Data was collected for two years from 2018 to 2019 which included all im...

Introduction: Transition from paediatric to adult care is a challenging time for patients with long-term conditions (NICE, 2016), care should support patients to minimize further emotional, physical and social difficulties.Aims: To improve the quality of care for paediatric patients with diabetes through transition to adult care at Darent Valley Hospital (DVH). Our hypothesis is that is transitional care for diabetes at DVH meeting NICE guidelines or not...

Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic, heterogeneous, connective tissue disorder most commonly caused by mutations in type I collagen genes. A hallmark of disease is frequent fractures that are precipitated by minimal trauma. There are limited data on the impact of OI on non-skeletal outcomes across the lifecourse. We present cross-sectional data of one of the largest single centre patient cohorts of OI in adulthood (n=186).The aim of this study was ...