Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Amyloidosis is a rare systemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by the extracellular deposition of proteinaceous (amyloid) material in different organs of the body. About 40-50% are of secondary cause (Amyloidosis AA) Amyloid goiter is a rare condition, usually associated with the secondary form.Case: We reported a 41-year-old male with a history of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, high blood pressure and smoking habit. Maintains...

Introduction: Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia may be caused either by a solitary tumor of the pancreas secreting excessive amount of insulin, known as insulinoma or, rarely, by nesidioblastosis. Nesidioblastosis is a rare cause of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in adults.Methods: We describe the case of a 25-year-old male patient who was referred to our clinic for repeted hypoglycemia episodes.Results: Our patien...

Methods: Retrospective and descriptive study in a sample of 36 patients with suspected hypoglycemia who were admitted to our Service to perform a 72-hour fasting test. Demographic, clinical data and results of fasting test were analyzed. Endogenous hyperinsulinism criteria were considered to be the combination of plasma glucose <55 mg dl, insulin >3 mcrU / ml and C peptide > 0.6 ng/ml, in the absence of detection of sulfonylureas.Results: The...

Introduction: Paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumors derived from the extra-adrenal paraganglionar system and are closely related to pheochromocytoma. About 50% are associated with genetic syndromes.Case report: We report a case of a sporadic paraganglioma incidentally found in a 30-year-old man, with no family or personal history of interest, in the context of abdominal pain study where a mass of 5×3×3 cm is detected in the abdominal aorto-c...

Objectives: 1) To determine the prevalence on the main comorbidities in morbid obese patients; 2) To analize the bariatric surgery effects on the comorbidities; and 3) To evaluate the complications of bariatric surgeryMethods: Cohort study with intrasubject measures (before-after) in a sample of 333 patients with morbid obesity who underwent bariatric surgery (bypass gastric or sleeve gastrectomy) in Puerta del Mar Hospital (Cádiz, Spain) between 20...