Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: 11C-methionine positron emission tomography co-registered with MRI (met-PET/MRI) is a new imaging technique used for functioning pituitary adenomas. In patients with persistent acromegaly after primary therapy, met-PET/MRI can help identify the site(s) of residual pituitary adenoma when MRI appearances are inconclusive and direct further targeted intervention (Trans-sphenoidal surgery-TSS or radiotherapy).<p class="ab...

Aims: 11C-methionine positron emission tomography co-registered with MRI (met-PET/MRI) is a new imaging technique used for functioning pituitary adenomas. In patients with persistent acromegaly after primary therapy, met-PET/MRI can help identify the site(s) of residual pituitary adenoma when MRI appearances are inconclusive and direct further targeted intervention (Trans-sphenoidal surgery-TSS or radiotherapy).<p class="ab...

Delayed hyponatraemia(DH) is a well-known complication following trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery (TSS), varying in incidence from 9–36% and occurs between post-operative days(POD) 4 to 14. Various studies have demonstrated that post-operative fluid restriction after TSS reduces the incidence of DH.Objective: to assess whether a fluid restriction protocol from POD5 to POD14 following TSS reduces the incidence of post-operative DH ...