Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the ambulatory setting. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, imaging of the parathyroid glands is performed locally with a combination of ultrasound scan (USS) and sestamibi/single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT CT) to localise a parathyroid adenoma prior to surgery.Method: Data was collected on patients undergoing parathyroid surge...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the ambulatory setting. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, imaging of the parathyroid glands is performed locally with a combination of ultrasound scan (USS) and sestamibi/single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT CT) to localise a parathyroid adenoma prior to surgery.Method: Data was collected on patients undergoing parathyroid surge...

Background: Portsmouth endocrine department does not have a dedicated acromegaly clinic. This group of patient are seen in general consultant endocrine clinic and those who need treatment with Somatostatin analogues have their initial injections with our endocrine specialist nurses (ENS). Once on a stable injection dose they are handed over to their practice nurse (PN) for on-going administration. Patients often comment that they like the initial monthly ENS contact at the cen...