Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are very common in the general population (20-75% ultrasound). There are clinical management criteria established by international societies and standardized cytological diagnostic criteria (Bethesda). However, there is still uncertainty in the management of category 5.Objectives: To evaluate the clinical attitude to the cytological diagnosis of Bethesda category 5 (B5) in thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNA). And s...

Objective: Cushing’s disease (CD) accounts for approximately 80% of cases of Cushing’s syndrome. Its clinic is nonspecific and its diagnosis difficult. The objective of this study is to review the most frequent clinical signs of this disease in our environment and compare it with that described in the literature.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of patients with CD. We included all patients diagnosed with CD (2005–2017)...

Objective: Cushing’s disease (CD) accounts for approximately 80% of cases of Cushing’s syndrome. Diagnosis of CD is difficult, it is carried out with a screening test and confirmation test. The aim of this study is to describe the diagnostic results of the different diagnostic tests used in the diagnosis of CD in our environment.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of patients with CD. We included all patients diagnosed with CD...

Background: The diabetes type 1 (DM1) is a chronic autoimmune disease, it tends to appear in childhood, its incidence continues to rise and the complications arising from improper care poses serious health problems for those who suffer. LADA diabetes is autoimmune diabetes which appear in adults.Objetive: To describe the characteristics of the new diabetes debut in our environment.Material and methods: We included all patients who ...

Background: In last year, different analogues of very long duration basal insulin have appeared, which favors the flexibility in its use. Both ensure a decrease in the rate of hypoglycemia and improve glycemic control in clinical trials. However, in real practice we have few data in real practice.Objective: To compare the two ultralente insulin analogues in real practice. To analyze if they are cost effective.Material and methods: ...

Objective: The most used therapeutic guidelines for the induction of male puberty in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) are GnRH in subcutaneous pulsatile infusion and HCG in monotherapy or combined with FSH in intramuscular injection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of subcutaneous HCG with or without FSH in induction of male puberty in patients with HH.Patients and methods: Descriptive study of patients with HH treated with HCG...

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of stroke in patients with prediabetes mellitus (pre-DM) and to compare them with DM and non-DM patient characteristics.Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospective series of acute stroke patients. Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared among the three groups, along with outcome data. Stroke severity was evaluated by modified Rankin scale (mRS) and NIHSS (NIH stroke scale).<p cla...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1), and analysing differences associated to insulin glargine exposure during pregnancy.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of pregnancies in women with DM1 (2004–2012). Variables analysed: baseline characteristics (age, time of diabetes evolution, microvascular complications, and weight), maternal outcomes (weig...

Objective: To describe the clinical, aetiological and prognostic differences in diabetic and non-diabetic ischaemic stroke (IS) patients.Materials and methods: Retrospective analysis of prospective series of IS patients. Patients were classified as non-DM and DM patients. Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between two groups. IS prognosis was evaluated by modified Rankin scale (mRS) and NIHSS (NIH stroke scale)....

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pregnancy planning in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) and analysing differences associated with unplanned pregnancy.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of pregnancies in women with DM1 (2004–2012). Variables analysed: age, time of diabetes evolution, microvascular complications, and maternal outcomes (HbA1c, preeclampsia, abortions, and Caesarean section)...