Cora M Best,Simon Hsu
Cora M Best
Purpose of review: Very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet (KD) therapy has been associated with skeletal demineralization in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, but the cause of this association is unclear. Recently, int...
Fabio R Faucz,Andrea G Maria,Constantine A Stratakis
Fabio R Faucz
Purpose of review: The adrenal glands produce some of the most essential for life hormones, including cortisol and other steroids, and catecholamines. The former is produced from the adrenal cortex, whereas the latter is ...
Alaa Sada,Travis J McKenzie
Alaa Sada
Purpose of review: Review the literature on the surgical management of adrenal diseases, highlighting the various surgical approaches and their respective pros and cons. ...
Vasiliki Siampanopoulou,Elisavet Tasouli,Anna Angelousi
Vasiliki Siampanopoulou
Purpose of review: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is the clinical manifestation of deficient production of glucocorticoids with occasionally deficiency also in mineralocorticoids and adrenal androgens and constitutes a fatal ...
Isa Mulingbayan Jacoba,H Christian Weber
Isa Mulingbayan Jacoba
Purpose of review: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NEN) represent a heterogenous group of rare tumors emanating from neuroendocrine cells that are clinically silent for prolonged periods of time witho...
Verena Theiler-Schwetz,Alessandro Prete
Verena Theiler-Schwetz
Purpose of review: Glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome (GWS) can develop after withdrawing exposure to supraphysiological levels of endogenous or exogenous glucocorticoids due to an established physical dependence. It is c...
Leon A Adams
Leon A Adams
Purpose of review: Fatty liver disease is increasingly common worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recent f...
Aliza Hussain,Mahmoud Al Rifai,Melody Hermel et al.
Aliza Hussain et al.
Purpose of review: In this review, we will summarize some of the landmark clinical trials of triglyceride-lowering therapies and review updates in clinical guidelines with regards to treatment of elevated triglyceride lev...
Setmelanotide: a promising advancement for pediatric patients with rare forms of genetic obesity [0.03%]
Setmelanotide：一种针对罕见遗传性肥胖患者的有前景的治疗方法
Christine M Trapp,Marisa Censani
Christine M Trapp
Purpose of review: Examine Setmelanotide use in patients with rare genetic variants that disrupt the melanocortin pathway. Recent findings: ...
Can remnant cholesterol (triglyceride-rich lipoproteins) reclassify estimated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease? [0.03%]
残余胆固醇（甘油三酯丰富的脂蛋白）能否重新评估动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病的估计风险？
Takahito Doi,Børge G Nordestgaard,Anne Langsted
Takahito Doi
Purpose of review: To summarize recent studies analyzing reclassification of estimated risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) by inclusion of remnant cholesterol (= cholesterol content in trig...