Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in children is rare with limited outcome measures post surgery.Methods: Retrospective case review of 26 (14M) children (<16 years) who underwent parathyroidectomies (PTx) between 1978 and 2011.Results: Twenty-six children (14M, 12F) included six neonates with neonatal severe HPT (NSHPT) and 20 older children with HPT (13 sporadic, 7 familial).All NSHPT neonates were...

Total pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatic pain is often deferred because it leaves the patient with unstable insulin-dependent diabetes. NICE (2008) has recently approved pancreatectomy with simultaneous islet autotransplantation and we here describe our first case. A 49-year-old female with a 6-year history of intractable, opioid requiring abdominal pain had become depressed to the point of suicide attempts. Imaging showed pancreatic atrophy and duct irregularity (subsequen...