Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundData on clinical characteristics and natural history of patients with non-functioning pituitary microadenomas (NFPmA) is limited to small-scale studies.MethodsA retrospective evaluation of initial clinical presentation and natural history of patients with NFPmA (conservatively managed, years; 2004–2020) was undertaken. Initial symptoms, tumor size, and pituitary function were assessed. Exclusio...

Background: Diagnosing adrenal insufficiency (AI) often requires complex multi-step testing which can be expensive and time consuming. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of baseline dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) level in identifying patients with AI.Methods: A single-center retrospective cohort study was performed of patients who underwent Cosyntropin stimulation testing (CST) between 2005 and 2023 and had a baseline DHEAS le...