Endocrine Abstracts

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...