Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Peri-operative glucocorticoids are routinely administered to patients undergoing trans-sphenoidal surgery for non-functional pituitary adenomas (NFPA) irrespective of the integrity of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.Aim: To evaluate HPA axis before and three months after endoscopic trans-sphenoidal adenomectomy (E-TSA) in patients with clinically NFPA utilizing 1 mg ACTH stimulation test and determine the need for glucocorticoid adm...

Introduction: It is well established fact that the thyroid gland and heart have diverged from the same ancestral origin, thus have close metabolic relationship. Any alteration in the thyroid hormone profile, either hyper or hypo thyroid conditions may lead to manifestation of cardiac diseases. In routine clinical procedures abnormalities in the thyroid hormone levels were commonly observed in the cases of chronic heart failures.Objective: To Evaluate and...