Endocrine Abstracts

The aim of this study was to examine the indications, the surgical result and the complications rate after thyroidectomy for patients aged 70 and over.Material and methods: Retrospective analysis of 46 patients underwent thyroid surgery at District General Hospital.Results: Micronodular goitre/20 patients/toxic thyroid/7 patients, and suspected malignancy/19 patients/was indication for surgery.Twenty-four pat...

Background: There is controversy about the ideal outcome for radio-active iodine (RAI) treatment in thyrotoxicosis and the optimal dose to be given. Various centres use various doses ranging from 185 mBq to 550 mBq.Aim: Our aim was to determine the thyroid status post RAI treatment for thyrotoxicosis and in those who became hypothyroid, to assess the time of onset of hypothyroidism from the date of RAI treatment administration.Meth...

Contracts with primary care encourage screening for diabetes and as a result a fasting blood glucose is frequently performed on asymptomatic patients. During the last year three such patients were found to have significant hypoglycaemia with elevated c-peptide levels and were referred for further investigation.The first, a 50 year old woman, developed significant hypoglycaemia 22 hours into a fast with elevated c-peptide and insulin levels. A CT scan of ...