Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) patients who undergo parathyroidectomy can develop isolated intact parathormone (iPTH) elevation with normal calcemia. Common causes are: renal insufficiency (RI), vitamin D deficit and hypomagnesemia.Aim: To identify clinical factors associated with iPTH elevation in patients submitted to surgery treatment.Methods: The medical records of patients admitted into Santo António&#14...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare disease caused by an increased secretion of GH, usually derived from a benign pituitary tumor. Women with acromegaly are usually infertile, because of tumoral hypersecretion, compression or surgical sequelae. We can prevent infertility with an adequate treatment. There are some reports describing pregnacies among acromegalic women. It is believed that there is an increased risk of develloping diabetes mellitus and hypertension, especially whe...