Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Obesity and overweight persist in patients with Cushing’s disease (CD) in remission, its persistence seems to be related to the duration of the disease. The aim of this study was to describe the persistence of overweight/obesity in patients with CD in remission and their relation to the duration of the disease.Patients and methods: Descriptive study of patients with CD (1995-2015). Variables analyzed: age, sex, body mass index (BMI), time...

Objective: Patients with Cushing’s disease (CD) may have adrenal nodules or hyperplasia related chronic hyperstimulation by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of adrenal nodules or hyperplasia in patients with CD and their relation with ACTH levels at diagnosis.Patients and methods: Descriptive study of patients with CD (1995–2015). Variables analyzed: age, sex, body mass in...

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the utility of arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling (ASVS) in the localization of tumors in patients with endogenous hyperinsulinism not detected with other methods.Patients and methods: We performed a retrospective study of 30 patients admitted to our hospital for hypoglycemia who underwent ASVS because the source of hyperinsulinism was not clearly identified by other imaging techniques...

Objective: Diagnosis of diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) has been described in up to 25% of cases. NODAT is a metabolically complex disorder, similar to type 2 diabetes. Factors that influence the development of NODAT are: BMI, HCV and immunosuppression. Objective: to know the prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in liver transplant patients of our hospital.Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of liver transplant pati...

Introduction: In type 2 diabetes the choice of the second drug after metformina is marked by the basic characteristics of the patient.Objetive: To analyze in real clinical practice the effectiveness of different antidiabetics.Material and methods: Observational study including patients with type 2 diabetes, in which we added to metformina different antidiabetics. We revised them 3-6 months from change.Results...

Objective: Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) persist with notable prevalence in patients with Cushing’s disease (CD) after remission: obesity/overweight up to 40%, hypertension (HTA) up to 60%, type 2 diabetes (DM-2) up to 60% and dyslipidemia up to 30% of cases. Persistence of metabolic syndrome in patients with controlled CD seems to be related to the duration of the disease before remission. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of CVRF in patients with ...

Background: The management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has been changing in recent years and aggressiveness of treatment depends on the risk of persistent or recurrent disease.Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of low doses of Radioactive Iodine (RAI;131I) therapy in patients with DTC.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated all patients who were diagnosed with DTC (n</e...

Objective: Cushing’s disease (CD) is difficult to diagnose because of its rarity and because its most common symptoms can overlap with those of other more common conditions. Remission rates in the postoperative vary between 55–85%. Overall, the mean time to diagnosis was 38 months. The objective of this study was to describe whether there is any pre-surgical clinical data that predicts CD remission after TSS.Patients and Methods: Retrospectiv...

Objective: Remission of Cushing’s disease (CD) in the postoperative vary between 55–85%, recurrence of up to 25%. Remission and recurrence rates vary dependent on tumor size and neurosurgical expertise. The objective of this study is to describe whether there are clinical data that help us to predece recurrence of CD after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS).Patients and Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients who underwent as TSS for CD. Varia...

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of stroke in patients with prediabetes mellitus (pre-DM) and to compare them with DM and non-DM patient characteristics.Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospective series of acute stroke patients. Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared among the three groups, along with outcome data. Stroke severity was evaluated by modified Rankin scale (mRS) and NIHSS (NIH stroke scale).<p cla...