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ea0051oc5.1 | Oral Communications 5 | BSPED2017

New insights into the preoperative localisation of corticotroph adenomas in paediatric Cushing’s disease (CD)

Wilkinson Ingrid C.E. , Evanson Jane , Matson Matthew , Miszkiel Katherine , Grieve Joan , Sabin Ian , Afshar Farhad , Martin Lee , Grossman Ashley B. , Akker Scott , Savage Martin O. , Drake William M. , Storr Helen L.

Introduction: Selective transsphenoidal microadenomectomy (TSS) is the first-line treatment of paediatric Cushing’s disease (CD). Corticotroph adenomas in children are often small and difficult to visualize. We aimed to assess the utility of pituitary MRI and bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) in confirming the diagnosis of CD and the localisation of the adenoma. We also report our early experience of STEALTH MRI (volumetric T1 weighted, contrast-enhanced ...