Publications by authors named "C M Villabona"
Carcinoid crisis (CC) has classically been considered the extreme end of the spectrum of carcinoid syndrome (CS). However, this presumption and other aspects of CC remain poorly understood. Consequently, current clinical guidelines are based on a low quality of evidence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Little is known about the relationship between signal intensity patterns on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs).
Objective: In this study, the clinical, hormonal, histological features, and therapeutic responses were evaluated according to the T2 signal intensity in NFPAs.
Methods: This retrospective and multicenter study included a group of 166 NFPA patients (93 men, 56%, mean age 58.
Background: Antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis (AIA) (neutrophils <500/µL) is a rare but serious complication in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
Methodology: Adult patients with AIA who were followed up at 12 hospitals in Spain were retrospectively studied. A total of 29 patients were studied.
Ectopic insulinoma: a systematic review.
Rev Endocr Metab Disord
December 2023
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review of ectopic insulinomas revealed that 28 cases had a female predominance (78.6%) with an average age of 55.7 years, and hypoglycemia was the most common symptom (85.7%).
- The tumors varied in location, including the duodenum, jejunum, and female reproductive organs, with imaging techniques like [Ga]Ga-DOTA-exedin-4 PET/CT showing high sensitivity for localization.
- Most patients underwent surgery (89.3%), but there was a notable mortality rate of 28.6%, emphasizing the need for clinicians to consider extra-pancreatic insulinomas when standard tests fail.