Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0044p49 | Bone and Calcium | SFEBES2016

The impact of primary hyperparathyroidism and its treatment on bone mineral density, bone mineral parameters, insulin resistance, body composition and quality of life – A prospective pilot study from India

Paul Thomas V , Shetty Shrinath , Kapoor Nitin , Shetty Sahana , Paul M J , Abraham Deepak , Ramakant Pooja , Dian Joseph , Thomas Nihal

Aims: To study changes in bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral parameters, metabolic profile, body composition and quality of life at base line and 6 months following parathyroidectomy, in subjects with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).Material and methods: This prospective study was conducted over 18 months with first 12 months of recruitment and next 6 months for follow-up. Sixty-eight patients with PHPT who underwent surgery were compared with 1...

ea0044p50 | Bone and Calcium | SFEBES2016

Impact of hepatitis B-related chronic liver disease and its therapy on bone health

Paul Thomas V , Kapoor Nitin , Gangadharan Sajith Kattiparambil , Shetty Sahana , Goel Ashish , Zachariah Uday , Eapen Chundamannil E

Objective: To study the impact of HBV related chronic liver disease (CLD) and its treatment with Tenofovir on bone health in Indian subjects.Methods: This cross-sectional study included men between 18 and 60 years and comprised of three groups: Group 1 was treatment naïve HBV-related CLD (n=79), Group 2 – those with HBV-related CLD on tenofovir for at least 1 year duration (n=136), Group 3 – normal age, sex and BMI-matche...

ea0038p77 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2015

Phaeochromocytoma: experience from a single centre in South India

Naik Dukhabandhu , Das Gupta Riddhi , Asha H S , Paul Thomas V , Kapoor Nitin , Mahesh D M , Cherian Anish Jacob , Abraham Deepak T , Shanthly Nylla , Oomen Reji , Chandramohan Anuradha , Ramakrishna Banumathi , Pai Rekha , Paul M J , Rajaratnam Simon , Thomas Nihal

Phaeochromocytoma (PCC) and paragangliomas (PGL) are neuroendocrine tumours derived from the embryonic neural crest, located either within the adrenal gland or at extra-adrenal sites.Objective: To study the clinical, biochemical, imaging characteristics, and mutational profile of patients with PCC/PGL treated at our institution.Methods: We collected data of patients with PCC/PGLs managed at Christian Medical College, Vellore, India...