Endocrine Abstracts

Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) is associated with recent parathyroid surgery. The Wolfram syndrome is characterised by diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness. Other anomalies, such as renal outflow tracts and multiple neurological disorders may develop later. We present a Wolfram patient with tertiary hyperparathyroidism due to chronic renal failure associated with bilateral reterohidronephrosis who developed prolonged HBS after parathyroid adenomectomy....

Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is closely associated with insulin resistance (IR) and about 50–70% of women with PCOS have significantly increased IR. Our study was performed to determine the effects of metformin on IR indices with lean PCOS patients.Methods: Our study was a single center, randomized prospective study, approved by the local ethical committee. 53 patients with BMI <25 kg/m2 who had chronic anovulation and ...