Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Surgically treated patients with NFA often present with secondary hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is a well known risk factor for osteopenia or osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to assess (a) the frequency of osteopenia/osteoporosis in a single centre Swiss cohort of patients with operated NFA and (b) whether gender or hypogonadism impacts on bone density at follow up.Methods: Data of patients with NFAs diagnosed between 1967 and 2005 were a...