Endocrine Abstracts

We present this 62-year-old man with a background of Marfan’s Syndrome, aortic valve replacement, atrial fibrillation and asthma who presented with increasingly severe episodic hypoglycaemia over a period of 22 years. Of note he was not diabetic and was not on any hypoglycaemia-inducing medications. Extensive investigations included the following: 72 hr fast, 5 hr OGTT, continuous glucose monitoring, basic biochemistry, hormone profiles (GH, LH...

We present this 62-year-old man with a background of Marfan’s Syndrome, aortic valve replacement, atrial fibrillation and asthma who presented with increasingly severe episodic hypoglycaemia over a period of 22 years. Of note he was not diabetic and was not on any hypoglycaemia-inducing medications. Extensive investigations included the following: 72 hr fast, 5 hr OGTT, continuous glucose monitoring, basic biochemistry, hormone profiles (GH, LH...

Background & Aims: The aims of transsphenoidal surgery (restoration/preservation of vision and amelioration of hormonal excess) are balanced against the risk of inducing new post-operative pituitary deficits. This study aims to assess the rate of new anterior hormonal deficits following transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma surgery in our centre and to assess whether the visibility of normal pituitary gland on pre-operative imaging predic...

Background & Aims: The aims of transsphenoidal surgery (restoration/preservation of vision and amelioration of hormonal excess) are balanced against the risk of inducing new post-operative pituitary deficits. This study aims to assess the rate of new anterior hormonal deficits following transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma surgery in our centre and to assess whether the visibility of normal pituitary gland on pre-operative imaging predic...