Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism is one of the most common endocrinopathies with an estimated prevalence in the general population of 1 to 6/1000.Objective: To describe the epidemiological, clinical and biological characteristics of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study, including patients hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department of the Ibn Rochd University Hosp...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare endocrinopathy, most often benign. Early and multidisciplinary management of this disease allows to avoid its dreadful complications.Objective: To describe the epidemiological, clinical and biological characteristics of patients with pheochromocytoma.Patients and Methods: Retro-prospective descriptive study, including patients hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department of CHU Ibn Rochd of ...

Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem that also affects pregnant and breastfeeding women. Pre-gestational obesity is deleterious and can lead to several maternal and fetal complications, as well as a delay in the initiation of breastfeeding. The objective of this work is to evaluate the impact of maternal obesity on pregnancy, labor and the quality of breastfeeding.Material and method: Prospective case-control study conducted at the endocrinol...

Introduction: Pregnancy in diabetic women is a high-risk pregnancy whose prognosis is linked to the degree of glycemic control from conception to delivery, however, a diabetic patient is encouraged to plan her pregnancy. However, many diabetic women find themselves in a situation of unwanted pregnancy and poorly manage their diabetes during pregnancy.Goals: Study the causes of unwanted pregnancies and their impact on the evolution of diabetic pregnancy.<...

Introduction: Pregnancy is a state of increased insulin resistance and insulin secretion and reduced hepatic extraction of insulin; thus fasting during pregnancy seems to cause a high risk of morbidity and mortality for the fetus and its mother. This group of diabetic patients is exempt from fasting. However, for young patients or not, Ramadan is accompanied by a change in lifestyle in particular a change in eating habits as well as a disruption of the sleep cycle and a decrea...

Introduction: Liraglutide has shown several benefits in diabetic patients, both in terms of glycemic profile and metabolic control. The objective of our work is to show the effects of liraglutide on the metabolic profile of obese T2D patients.Materials and methods: This is a prospective study involving 31 obese T2D patients followed at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases CHU IBN ROCHD from January 2018 to December 2022. The data analys...

Introduction: Pregnancy in patients with pituitary pathology is a rare and delicate situation. However, risks for the mother and the foetus as well as the consequences of pregnancy on the history of pituitary adenoma require close monitoring.Goals: Illustrate through 5 observations the evolution of pituitary pathology during pregnancy.Observations: 1st patient: 41-year-old followed for somatotropic pituitary macro ...

Introduction: Metabolic disorders caused by acromegaly are responsible for three times the morbidity of the general populationStudy objectives: To analyze the different metabolic complications in acromegalic patients.Materiel and methods: This is a retrospective study of 62 cases of acromegaly followed at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases CHU IBN ROCHD from January 2005 to December 2022. The data analysis was d...

Introduction: Acromegaly is an unusual disease in adolescence. Its diagnosis and management are a challenge in this population. Here we report 2 rare cases of acromegaly in this age group.Patients and Observations: Observation 1: This is a 17 year old patient admitted for acromegaly on pituitary microadenoma measuring 4*3mm who presents a symptomatology made of an accentuation of the growth rate, thin and long limbs, elongated hands and ...

Introduction: Prolactin adenomas are the most common pituitary adenomas. Although the pituitary increases in size and the prolactinoma increase gradually during normal pregnancy; prolactinomas do not contraindicate pregnancy but require strict monitoring.Goals: To study the impact of pregnancy on the development of prolactin pituitary adenomas.Materials and methods: Retrospective descriptive cohort study conducted in the endocrinol...