Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Bariatric surgery significantly aids weight loss, improves glycaemic control and/or induces remission in Type 2 Diabetes patients. However, the impact of bariatric surgery in Type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients is less well-understood. With an increasing prevalence of obesity within the T1D population, it is important to identify whether bariatric surgery improves glycaemic control and prevents future complications.Aim: To evaluate the effect on B...

Background: Parathyroid adenomas form a major proportion (80-85%) of the causative pathology in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) followed by hyperplasia (10-15%) and cancers <1%. The only definitive treatment option for PHPT is surgery.Aim: To determine the pickup rate and correlation of the imaging modalities (ultrasound (US) and Sestamibi (MIBI)) with histological diagnosis of parathyroid adenomas in patients with PHPTMetho...

AimTo assess relationship between serum calcium level and localization studies and management outcome.MethodologyRetrospective analysis of data for patients referred by primary care for hypercalcemia from 1/3/2019 to 1/3/2020 to the Endocrinology department at Royal Berkshire Hospital. The sample size was 63 which excluded normo-calcemic hyperparathyroidism as well as MEN1/2 patients.Re...