ESPE Abstracts

Background: It is critically important to correctly diagnose hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HH) to avoid neurological sequelae. However, the diagnosis is not always easy in the critical care setting since some patients present with atypical biochemical profiles.Objective and hypotheses: To delineate the range of biochemical data of HH patients at hypoglycemia to help establish a better diagnostic criteria.Method: Biochemical data (...

Background: Bilateral primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) is one of the rare causes of Cushing syndrome, which has traditionally been treated by bilateral adrenalectomy. However, bilateral adrenalectomy mandates life-long adrenal hormone replacement and the patients remain at risk of adrenal failure for the rest of their lives. In adult patients with PPNAD, there have been a few reports of successful unilateral adrenalectomy. However, to our knowledge, the...