Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine malignancy with poor prognosis. Objective: The aim of this study is to characterize patients with ACC followed at a tertiary center. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical records of patients with histopathological diagnosis of ACC followed in our clinic. Results and conclusions: We reviewed 11 patients. The average age at diagnosis was 57.3±15.2 years and 63.6% were females. Seven patients...

Relevance: PCOS is a multifactorial heterogeneous disease associated with endocrine, reproductive, and metabolic manifestations. The relevance of the PCOS problem is determined by its high prevalence worldwide among women of childbearing age (5 - 20%). It is worth noting that the main reproductive signs of PCOS appear in late prepubertal and pubertal periods. The aim is to carry out a comparative analysis of hormonal indicators in PCOSMaterials and Metho...

Summary: Hyperuricemia is associated with glucose metabolism disorders clinically. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between serum uric acid concentrations and some insulin resistance/sensitivity parameters in Turkish type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Methods: The anthropometric and laboratory data of 87 type 2 diabetes patients of both sexes (35 male, 52 female) were evaluated retrospectively. HOMA-IR (homeostatic model of insulin resistance)...

Objective: Recently, radioablation has been offered for patients with thyroid microcarcinoma, however some authors favor just follow-up as the prognosis of this disease is excellent. In this study, we compared the long-term follow-up results, for a period of 16 years, in patients with thyroid microcarcinoma in a group of patients with thyroidectomy only and in another both thyrodectomized and radioablated.Methods: Two hundred sixty five patients with a p...

Pre-gestational diabetics frequently rise to the challenge of pregnancy with remarkable improvements in diabetic control. Optimising pregnancy outcomes necessitates rigorous diabetes self-care, which is critically dependent on women’s capacity and the support they receive. The aim of this study was to identify self-reported drivers and inhibitors of self-care in pre-gestational diabetic pregnancies. The study was carried out at a tertiary referral maternity unit. Convenie...

Introduction: Effective communication between care providers and parents/carers is fundamental for the management of children with Type 1 diabetes. National guidelines highlight the importance of communicating effectively with parents of limited understanding of English. This study evaluates whether parental language proficiency is related to glycaemic control in a paediatric diabetes clinic serving an inner city multi-ethnic population.Method: Routine d...

We conducted this study to determine the degree of obesity influence on the hypoglycemic response of growth hormone and cortisol after weight loss of 5%. A total of 45 non-diabetic, male subjects followed in the outpatient endocrinological department were divided into three groups comprising 15 subjects in each group, based upon body mass index (BMI) to healthy, overweight and obese group. Metformin was administered in the dose of 500 mg daily to the overweight and obese parti...

Context: Osilodrostat (Osi), a potent inhibitor of 11β-hydroxylase, blocks the conversion of 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol and improves hypercortisolism in patients with Cushing’s syndrome (CS). Here, we report a study evaluating the efficacy of Osi in five non-Cushing’s disease (CD) CS patients treated with Osi in Japan.Subjects and Results: Five patients with non-CD CS were treated with Osi at Chiba University [primary disease breakdown: ...

Phaeochromocytoma/paragangliomas (PPGLs) are relatively rare tumours and the health burden of such tumours is not very well known.Aim: This population based study aims to characterise all the phaeochromocytomas, paragangliomas and adrenal medullary hyperplasia diagnosed between 2007 and 2016 in Malta; looking into presentation, hormonal analysis, imaging characteristics and histology findings.Results: 16 ...

Phaeochromocytoma/paragangliomas (PPGLs) are relatively rare tumours and the health burden of such tumours is not very well known.Aim: This population based study aims to characterise all the phaeochromocytomas, paragangliomas and adrenal medullary hyperplasia diagnosed between 2007 and 2016 in Malta; looking into presentation, hormonal analysis, imaging characteristics and histology findings.Results: 16 ...