Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy is an endocrinological emergency that can be life-threatening if treatment is delayed. Apoplexy occurs either due to haemorrhage or infarction of a pituitary tumour.Case History: A 19-year-old male, presented with a sudden severe headache and visual disturbances. The examination was normal with stable haemodynamic parameters and tanner staging 5. An urgent MRI pituitary revealed a haemorrhagic pituitary macroadenoma compr...

Insulinoma is a rare pancreatic neuro endocrine tumour. It is the commonest cause for endogenous hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycemia in a seemingly well individual. Insulinomas are small tumors which may not be detected on conventional imaging modalities. Image negative endogenous hyperinsulinemia poses a diagnostic challenge to the clinicians. Interventional radiological techniques with higher sensitivity can be used in such situations for correct localization of the small s for b...