ea0049ep1057 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2017
Yudina Alla
, Pavlova Maria
, Tselovalnikova Tatiana
, Mazerkina Nadezhda
, Arefyeva Irina
, Gheludcova Olga
Abstract: The secondary adrenal insufficiency (SAI) is life-threatening disease. 3050% of patients have SAI following craniospinal irradiation (CSI). The gold standard of SAI diagnosis is the insulin tolerance test but it is demanding for patient and medical staff. The simple and reliable test would allow to use ITT rarely. The aim was to evaluate probability of using DHEA-S in SAI diagnosis. 41 patient after CSI non-pituitary brain tumors survivor and 23 hea...