Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Rathke’s cleft cysts (RCC) are benign intrasellar cysts that originate from the remnants of Rathke’s pouch and contain mucoid material. Most are asymptomatic, but some may compress adjacent structures leading to visual disturbances and endocrinopathies.Case Report: A 20-year-old gentleman had an MRI Head in view of headaches. This showed a 17.7 mm peripherally enhancing suprasellar lesion with no intrinsic T1 high signal pre- contra...

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 ...