Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: This study aims to compare 1-month’s efficacy and safety of single-session ethanol ablation and radiofrequency ablation for treating both purely cystic nodules and predominantly cystic thyroid nodulesMaterials and Methods: This short-term retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institutional Review Board of Danang Family hospital, and written informed consent for procedures was obtained for all patients. 39 patient...

Objective: The aims of this study are to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RFA in the treatment of benign thyroid nodule(s) and to find independent factors related to the volume reduction rate of the nodule(s).Materials and methods: This short-term prospective study from a single medical center was conducted on 93 benign thyroid nodules in 93 patients treated with RFA. Two basic techniques were used: the trans-isthmic approach, moving-shot technique. C...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are rare in the pediatric population occurring in approximately 1 in 50 000 children. The clinical presentation may range from asymptomatic to the classic triad of episodic diaphoresis, headache, and palpitations. Among hypertensive children, the incidence of surgically confirmed pheochromocytoma or catecholamine-secreting paraganglioma ranges from 0.8 to 1.7 percent. Catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas are often loc...

BackgroundPrimary aldosteronism (PA) affects 5-20% of all patients with hypertension, and is likely the most common treatable cause of hypertension. Patients with PA have higher risk of cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation and stroke. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of PA in patients with recent stroke.MethodsWe prospectively recruited 300 patients who were admitted to the acute stroke unit of a si...