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ea0021p28 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2009

Are adrenal incidentalomas routinely referred to endocrinology services? An audit of referral pattern and appropriate investigation

Osborne Louise , Peacey Steve R

Adrenal incidentaloma is a clinically silent adrenal mass detected on imaging performed for unrelated reasons. The concern is whether the incidentaloma is malignant or hypersecreting. The most comprehensive existing guidelines on investigation and management come from NIH Consensus Development Programme.We aimed to determine how many are identified by radiology over 12 months; how many of these are referred to endocrinology; how many are appropriately in...