Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The aim of this report is to present the uncommon clinical presentation of a patient with a pancreatic NET.Case report: A 55-year-old man with personal history of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and depression. He was referred to the outpatient for high levels of calcium in repeated assessments during the last year. He referred polyuria and polydipsia. Not clinical history of bone fractures, abdominal pain, or another digestive symptoms. Initi...

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is associated with increased rates of cardiovascular (CV) risk. Moreover, it is not fully clear whether surgery can attenuate CV risk. The intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid vessels is considered a marker of atherosclerosis and CV events.Aim: Of the study was to evaluate IMT and some metabolic parameters in PHP patients.Subjects: Of 56 subjects were studied. Patients were divided i...

Aim: Bariatric surgery (BS) modifies body composition. The aim of the study was to establish the first step toward the introduction of the ultrasound (US) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in the evaluation of body composition before and after BS. In addition, as obesity was shown to be related to global cognitive decline, we aim to determine possible changes in cognitive test before and after BS.Material and Methods: a prospective pilot study o...

Introduction: Adrenal schwannomas are very rare tumors that are difficult to diagnose properatively. They represent only 1–3% of all retroperitoneum masses.Case report: A 30-year-old woman was referred to the outpatient to evaluate an adrenal mass incidentally found on abdominal ultrasonographic images obtained for self-limit abdominal pain. Her medical and family histories were unremarkable. Clinically asymptomatic, only referred amenorrhea for two...

Introduction: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) from birth. Treatment with statins and ezetimibe achieves in most cases large reductions in LDL-C. In those patients in whom the reduction in LDL-C is insufficient or who have intolerance to such treatments, the appearance of PCSK9 inhibitors has been an effective and safe alternative to achieve the LDL-C objectives.Materials and...