Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In a recent 16-week Phase II study in patients with de novo, persistent or recurrent acromegaly, pasireotide effectively controlled GH and/or IGF-I levels in 56% of patients, and reduced tumor volume by >20% in 39% of patients. We present preliminary 6-month results from the ongoing extension phase of this study.Methods: This extension study enrolled patients who achieved biochemical control (GH ≤2.5 μg/l and normalize...

Background: Since the preliminary epidemiological data concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been availabe, clear sex disparity has been evident, with males, although not more frequently affected, often experiencing worse outcomes when compared to women. The short and long term andrological effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have not been clarified. The aim of the present study is to systematically review and meta-analyze all available data regardi...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) are often comorbid. Chronic inflammation, a determinant pathogenic factor for BPH, is a putative link between the two conditions.Methods: In a multi-center cohort of BPH patients (n=244) who underwent prostatectomy, we evaluated whether MetS is associated with prostatic inflammation in BPH specimens. In addition, we investigated the in vitro inflammatory effects...

To date, magnetic resonance tomography is generally considered the imaging method of choice for its premium resolution of lesions and surrounding anatomic structures. This is mainly due to the improved soft tissue contrast this method offers. Other advantages are the possibility of direct multiplanar imaging in sagittal, coronal, and axial orientations and the avoidance of ionizing radiation. The goal of all imaging studies in this region is to indicate precisely the location,...

Pituitary abscess is a rare condition, with approximately 200 cases reported in the literatüre. Two-thirds of pituitary abscess which occurs without any of the aforementioned risk factors are primary type while remaining are secondary type-abscess. A 58 year old female patient presented with fatigue, headache and loss of appetite for two months. Laboratory analysis showed high ESR and CRP levels also hypocortisolism, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism. Pituitary MRI showed a ma...

Introduction: Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most frequent chromosomal disorders, occurring in 1:500 to 1:1000 live male births, associated to male infertility. Although significant research has been conducted, KS remains frustratingly underdiagnosed with a remarkable portion of cases being unidentified. Under diagnosis may be due to man’s hesitancy about seeking medical counseling, low awareness of KS among health professionals, and failure by health professionals to p...

Objective: The role of thyroid hormones in the control of erectile functioning has been only marginally investigated. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between thyroid and erectile function in a general population sample (European Male Aging study, EMAS study) and in patients seeking medical care for sexual dysfunction (University of Florence Study, UNIFI study).Participants: Two different cohorts of subjects were evaluated. The fir...

Introduction: Pituitary adenoma and meningioma are the most benign tumors in the central nervous system (meningioma 35,9%, pituitary tumor: 15,5%). Pituitary adenoma associated with meningioma without a history of radiotherapy is extremely rare.Case: A 70 years old man operated for post-traumatic subdural hematoma in whom the brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) had also shown a macroadenoma, completed with an MRI of the sellar region which were confir...

Introduction: somatostatin analogs (SSA) are largely prescribed in acromegalic patients, whether as adjuvant or primary therapy. Response is variable and seems dependent of histological subtype. Intensity T2 signal in MRI has been related to granulation patern and accordingly with response to SSA.Objective: To evaluate whether T2 MRI signal is correlated with effectiveness of SSAMaterial and methods: Retrospective analysis of acrom...

Introduction: Diabetic muscle infarction is a very uncommon complication of diabetes and predominately occurs in type 1 diabetes (70% of cases) or long standing poorly controlled type 2 diabetic patients, often misdiagnosed as cellulitis. It is defined as spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle that is unrelated to atheroembolism or occlusion of major arteries.Case presentation: We report a case of 54-years-old women non-smoker with an 8 years h...