Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypophysitis is a heterogeneous condition that leads to inflammation of the sella and/or suprasellar region, potentially resulting in hormonal deficiencies and/or mass effects. The overall incidence and prevalence of hypophysitis has dramatically increased over the past decade, mainly due to increased awareness of the condition in the medical community. The clinical presentation varies from an asymptomatic condition to a fatal disease often as a result of electroly...

Introduction: Subclinical Cushing’s syndrome refers to autonomous cortisol secretion in patients who do not have the typical signs and symptoms of hypercortisolism. This study was undertaken to describe clinical, biological and radiological features of this disease and to evaluate the clinical outcome after surgical and medical treatment.Methods: Retrospective study conducted over a period of 12 years and including 17 patients hospitalised in our de...