Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Sport results might be influenced by advances in sport science leading to better training, but also by new knowledge of human physiology and endocrinology. Doping and its detection as well as impact of regulations like testosterone limitations for women category eligibility might be reflected in top sport performances.Objectives: We aimed to retrospectively analyse factors influencing top performances in short, middle, and long-distance runni...

Parathyroid localization by fine needle aspiration and parathyroid hormone (PTH) washout measurement is not a widely accepted method because of possible alterations in parathyroid histology. However, when performed with technical competence this easily available method has been praised to be an immediate confirmation of enlarged parathyroid glands found on ultrasound. We retrospectively reviewed primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) patients with previously performed PTH washout ...