Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Radioiodine treatment (RAIT) is an effective definitive treatment for Graves’ Disease (GD) and Toxic Nodular Goiter (TNG). The aim of this study was to analyze demographic and clinical factors affecting the outcome of RAIT in patients with hyperthyroidism.Methods: Retrospective review of patients treated with RAIT for hyperthyroidism. A fixed dose of 10 mCi was administered to patients with GD and 15 mCi to patients with TNG. Treatment...

Introduction: Bariatric surgery has proved to be effective in the management of morbid obesity. Our purpose was to compare the results obtained with adjustable gastric banding (GB) and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) during 2 years of follow-up after surgery, with regard to anthropometric parameters and related comorbidities.Methods: We evaluated prospectively patients who underwent GB and RYGB between 2004 and 2010 and compared the evolution of anthropo...

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is associated with improvement and often resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Our aim was to compare the effects of gastric banding (GB) and gastric bypass (GBP) in glucose homeostasis in obese patients with T2DM.Methods: From 1995 to 2011, 83 diabetic patients underwent bariatric surgery at our hospital: 37 underwent GB (73% females, mean age 48.3±9.2) and 46 underwent GBP (82.6% females, mean age ...

Introduction: Despite the abundance of data addressing the influence of patient’s age on surgery-related complications, its impact on several cardiovascular risk factors following bariatric surgery has been overlooked.Methods: Retrospective unicentric study of 1728 obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery between January/2010 and June/2015. Patients were divided in three groups, according to their age at surgery: <40 (n = 751...