ea0037ep1225 | Clinical Cases–Pituitary/Adrenal | ECE2015
Keil Margaret
, Lodish Maya
, Lyssikatos Charalampos
, Bhutani Jaikrit
, Belyavskaya Elena
, Stratakis Constantine
Background: General anaesthesia and surgical intervention in humans are known to affect the function of the hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal axis (HPA). In the literature there are conflicting reports about the effect of propofol, a commonly used intravenous anaesthetic agent, on HPA function.Case reports: We report two males (11 and 12 years) with ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome (CS) who underwent inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) with gen...