Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The incidence of previously unrecognized lesions within the pituitary has been studied by MRI. The data suggest that up to 10% of people have clinically unsuspected pituitary tumors, the majority being<10 mm. Currently, little information is available about the prevalence of incidentally-discovered sellar masses.Objective: To perform a clinical audit on pituitary incidentalomas in order to establish an appropriate clinical approach to t...

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in young adults. It is important to recognise pituitary dysfunction following TBI as it can cause significant morbidity.Methods: 179 TBI patients (137 males) age 41.0±15.7 years (17.6–88.1 years) attended Charing Cross Hospital clinic (July 2009–August 2011). Median time since TBI was 0.27years (0.05–46.5 years, 26% >1 years). 34% had an intrac...

Introduction: A increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has recently been described in patients with adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD). This fact could influence the increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality observed in these patients. Our objective was to investigate the characteristics and prevalence of MetS in adult GHD.Design and methods: Forty-nine adult patients (30 women, 19 men; 14 childhood-onset), mean age of 36.2&#...