ea0037gp.21.06 | Pituitary – Diagnosis of Cushing's disease | ECE2015
Montanana Carmen Fajardo
, Navarro Lucia Camarena
, Puchol Ma Dolores Ferrer
, Ortiz Carmen Valldecabres
, Vela Jose Gomez
, Suarez Pedro Riesgo
Introduction: Inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) is considered to be the gold standard for confirming the source of ACTH secretion in patients with Cushings syndrome (CS). Prolactin measurement during IPSS can improve diagnostic accuracy and reduces false negative responses.Patients and methods: 56 patients with ACTH-dependent CS were included (45 F/11 M, mean age 43.6±10.8 years and 90.1% Cushings disease) diagnosed since 2000. IPS...