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ea0056p808 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2018

The comparison of combination test either with 1 μg acth test and glucagon test for the evaluation of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with pituitary disorders

Unluhizarci Kursad , Kokoglu Emel , Karaca Zuleyha , Tanriverdi Fatih , Kelestimur Fahrettin

The low-dose (1 μg) ACTH stimulation test or glucagon stimulation test (GST) are candidate tests for hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis evaluation in patients with pituitary disorders. In this study, we aimed to compare the combination of low-dose ACTH and GSTs (named as combination test) with each test results alone in the evaluation of HPA axis in patients with pituitary disorders whether combination test may overcome the problems when the test results are equivoc...