Endocrine Abstracts

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease often involving the hypothalamo-pituitary axis. Extreme obesity is frequent, but effective treatment is not. Malabsorptive bariatric surgery techniques are effective for weight loss in hypothalamic dysfunction. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has recently emerged as a restrictive bariatric procedure to be used before biliopancreatic diversion or gastric bypass, thus reducing surgery-associated morbidity in particularl...

The ‘Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia’ predominantly affect the pituitary gland, parathyroids, thyroids, adrenal glands and pancreas. We present the case of a patient with three different functioning endocrine gland tumours, but who cannot be included in any of these groups.Case report: Sixty-five-years-old female with recurrent episodes of nephritic colic and hypertension for 2 years; non-specific gastrointestinal complaints, hirsutism, hyp...

Introduction: Thyrotropin-producing adenomas (TSH-omas) constitute about 1% of pituitary adenomas. TSH-omas are a rare cause of hyperthyroidism. In conjunction with biochemical parameters and dynamic endocrine testing, image evaluation of the pituitary gland and sella turcica is mandatory for establishing a correct diagnosis. TSH-omas are usually large tumors and tend to be invasive. Greater amounts of invasion correlate with incomplete surgical removal of the tumor and, thus,...

Introduction: Episodes of poorly controlled diabetes (DM) are one of the most frequent medical complications during hospitalization in the elderly population.Goals: To analyze the mortality rate (M) in patients with DM who undergo some medical decompensation during an admission to Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (OST).Material and methods: Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to OST who suffered some type of medical decomp...

Introduction: Episodes of poorly controlled diabetes (DM) are one of the most frequent medical complications during hospitalization in the elderly population.Goals: To analyze the mortality rate (M) in patients with DM who undergo some medical decompensation during admission to Vascular Surgery and Angiology (VS).Material and methods: Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to VS who suffered some type of medical decompensation t...

Objectives: To analyze the most frequent consultations on patients admitted to Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (OST) unit asked to medical physicians.Material and methods: Descriptive analysis of consultations on patients admitted to OST who suffered any medical decompensation that needed to be notified.Results: From June 2008 to November 2014, 1486 consultations were sent from OST to a medical team (Internal Medicine+Cardiolog...

Introduction: Ultrasound (US) thyroid examination is the most common method to assess thyroid nodules risk of malignancy and select nodules for fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Thyroid US evaluation performed by endocrinologists has recently increased in Spain.Objectives: To evaluate the predictive value of US features of malignancy in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid lesions in a Thyroid Nodule Clinic.Patients and...

Introduction: Consultations are a common practice among different units of a hospital. In particular, those from the Vascular Surgery Service (VS) to the medical units are some of the most frequent.Objectives: Analyze the total number of consultations performed from the Vascular Surgery Service (VS) service to a medical team (T) specifically assigned to the control of decompensated medical conditions in surgical areas, in relation to the number of total ...

Objectives: To analyze the most frequent consultations on patients admitted to VS sent to a medical team (T).Material and methods: Descriptive analysis of consultations on patients admitted to the VS who suffered any medical decompensation that needed to be notified to Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology or Pneumology.Results: From February 2011 to November 2014, 173 consultations were sent from the VS Service ...

This is a 38-year-old male, a regular user of a gym with the sole purpose of improving his physical performance and muscular strength and habitual consumer of hyperproteic dietary supplements. Among his PAs he denies toxic habits, and highlights the removal of the right testicle in childhood. Consultation for decreased desire and sexual potency, together with pain and turgor in the left breast; hair loss at the frontal level, in analytic carried out by the Primary Care Physici...