Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is considered the gold standard for differentiating an aldosterone- producing adenoma (aPA) from bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH)Objective: The aim of this study is to present our experience with this method in our hospital.Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 105 patients who underwent the AVS protocol at our centre between 2015 and 2022 for PA.Result...

Background: Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is the gold standard to differentiate patients with unilateral primary aldosteronism (UPA) from those with bilateral disease (BPA). As this is an invasive method, there are a lot of different scoring systems developed for primary aldosteronism (PA) subtyping. Integer scoring system is one of those established for BPA subtyping.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of using the online Int...

Background: Learning through various online platforms is very common nowadays and its popularity has increased especially during the pandemic period. Nowadays, medical professionals are turning more than ever to online education through available online books, websites, and various online platforms. The aim of this study was to show that virtual training can improve the knowledge and confidence of young endocrinologists.Methods: The Croatian Section for ...