Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Insulinomas are rare pancreatic NETs presenting with chronic hypoglycaemia. Current guidelines for diagnosis require a prolonged fasting test (72 h), which implies hospitalization and is difficult to perform, delaying prompt diagnosis and treatment. It has been reported that 65 to 85% of insulinomas could be diagnosed after less of a 24h fasting period and 94 to 95.7% within 48h, although a shorter test for diagnosis has not yet been standardized.<p class="ab...

Introduction: Although the pathogenic mechanism is not completely understood, pharmacological treatments could negatively affect seminal parameters. The analysis of inflammatory (i.e. cytokines) and oxidative stress parameters represent a new tools to investigate the causes of idiopathic male infertility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of medications on oxidative stress, inflammatory parameters and semen characteristics in male with idiopathic infertility.</p...

Background: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are characterized by long survival and slow progression. In the clinical practice adifferent types of endocrine-metabolic disorders can occur. Such disorders are either comorbidities related to the neoplasm or side effects of specific oncological treatments. The aim of this study is to evaluate type and prevalence of the endocrine-metabolic disorders in patients with gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) and lung NETs.Mate...