Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In our centre prior to 2003, testosterone implantation was undertaken by rotational junior medical staff. A specialist nurse role in testosterone implantation was developed within the Oxford Department of Endocrinology over a nine month period.Aim: To assess the adverse effects and the complications from testosterone implants offered by a specialist nurse committed to this task.Method: Since 2003, 200 implants have be...

A 61 year old female, without significant medical history, presented to her optometrist in Feb 2018 with clouding of vision and left sided proptosis. Opthalmic examination showed vision 6/7.5 right and 6/9 left eye, 3 mm proptosis on the left and diplopia on upward and right lateral gaze. Brain MRI demonstrated 6.3×5.6×5.8 cm lesion centered in the clivus and pituitary fossa, expanding in all directions; the bulk of the lesion was in the left parasellar region, encas...