Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) occurs in up to 6% of patients taking this medication in iodine sufficient areas and in up to 10% of patients in iodine deficient areas and has a high rate of mortality, that can reach 50% in untreated severe forms. There are two main types (1 and 2) described, although usually we find mixed types, with both components. Below, we describe the cases of two brothers that developed severe mixed forms of amiodarone-induced thyr...

Background: Parathyroidectomy is the only definitive treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Identifying parathyroid adenomas (PA) before surgery is essential to perform minimally invasive surgery and to achieve higher cure rates.Methods: Retrospective study of patients with PHTP who underwent 18F-Fluorocholine Positron Emission Tomography- Computed Tomography (18FCH-PET-CT) between 2019 and 2021 at our center due to non-localization of PA or d...

Introduction: The majority of current guidelines recommend surgery for benign solid nodules with pressure symptoms or a significant growth. Currently, minimal invasive techniques have emerged such as radiofrequency ablation (RF) which achieve significant volume decrease and many cases, the improvement or disappearance of pressure symptoms.Results: We describe the efficacy and safety of one single-session of RF in our centre performed in thyroid nodules f...