Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) is a rare entity; it is more frequent in women (80%) and is usually located along the obliterated thyroglossal duct. ETT in the midline is even rarer (1.79%). Incidence of malignancy in this group is lower than in orthotopic thyroid nodules.Case report: A 40 years old woman, resident in iodine sufficient area, but originating from an iodine deficient area, presented for a midline neck mass. TSH and FT4 were meas...

Rationale: Secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has shown benefit but the level of control is still disappointing. Most of the results are documented within clinical trials. There isn’t enough information in routine clinical practice at short-term tracing. The main aim of this study is to collect information about the level of control of major risk factors in non-selected patients.Met...

Rationale: Patients with morbid obesity may have vitamin D deficiency and bariatric surgery may exacerbate it due to factors such as lack of dietary compliance, reduced intake, malabsorption, etc.Objective: To study vitamin D deficiency prevalence in patients with morbid obesity before and after bariatric surgery and its relationship with other laboratory parameters.Methods: A retrospective study of 88 morbidly obese patients befor...

Aim: To analyze the influence of bariatric surgery over serum lipids in patients with morbid obesity after 1 year of surgery.Methods: Retrospective study of 88 patients before and after 1 year of bariatric surgery (65 by pass and 23 sleeve). We collected data about age, sex, other diseases, anthropometric measures and biochemical parameters: glucose, uric acid, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides (TG), VLDL and non-HDL-C, homocistein and ...

Background: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease requiring constant management and a disciplined lifestyle, especially in children. Real-time continuous glucose monitoring system (RT-CGMS) can be a useful tool in maintaining good glycemic control. In our medical centre, beginning with January 2019, a National Program for free distribution of RT-CGMS has been set in motion. The results from one of our previous studies indicated a significant increase in glycosylated haemoglobin...

Introduction: Acromegaly is characterized by a pituitary adenoma with excess secretion of GH and IGF-1 hormones. More than 90% of the cases are diagnosed as macroadenomas, after 5 to 10 years of clinical manifestation.Case report: We present the case of a 49 years old man with minor thalassemia, hospitalized in endocrinology department for a routine check of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. A careful anamnesis showed that in the last year the patient was ...

Rationale: Patients with morbid obesity may have vitamin D deficiency and bariatric surgery may exacerbate it due to various factors such as lack of dietary compliance, reduced intake, malabsorption, etc.Objective: To study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with morbid obesity before and after bariatric surgery and its relationship with other laboratory parameters.Methods: A retrospective study of 72 morbidly obese...

Objective: To report a case of hyperandrogenism attributable to the presence of an ovarian Leydig cell tumor secreting testosterone in a postmenopausal woman.Methods: The laboratory, radiologic, and pathologic findings in our case are described.Results: A 59-year-old woman presented with a history of gradual increase in facial and body hair, scalp hair loss, male pattern baldness, and deepening of her voice, beginning 5–6 year...

Teriparatide (TPTD) reduces the vertebral and nonvertebral fracture risk. TPTD increases bone formation and improves the cancellous bone microstructure which is an important determinant of the mechanical integrity of vertebrae. The aim of our study was to evaluate first time the effect of TPTD on cortical microstructure and dynamic histomorphometric indices in patients with osteoporosis with or without prior therapy with ALN. Sixty-six postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, m...

Introduction and objetives: There are few data in literature about the effects of rosuvastatin in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia in Spain. The objective of this study has been:1-to evaluate the efficacy and security of rosuvastatin in patients with familiar hypercholesterolemia2-to test the hypothesis that patients with diabetes have different response to treatment with rosuvastatin.Material and ...