ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Post-operative management of fluid and electrolyte imbalance after surgery for pituitary or suprasellar tumors could be challenging. Post-operative course could include diabetes insipidus (DI) (transient or permanent) or a classical triphasic response (initial phase of DI followed by a second phase of transient SIADH and third and final phase of permanent DI). Mainstay of management of SIADH in these patients involves fluid restriction. At times,...

Introduction: Peroxisomal biogenesis disorders - Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum (PBD-ZWS) are rare disorders involving multiple systems including the central nervous system, adrenals, liver and skeleton but hyperinsulinism is not a recognized association. We present a child with PBD-ZWS due to a novel mutation in PEX1 who developed hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (HH).Case report: A 7 month old boy presented with recurrent hypoglyc...