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ea0007p159 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | BES2004

Imaging of the pituitary is indicated in marginal hyperprolactinaemia (<1000 milliunits per litre) to detect microadenoma

Shore H , Karavitaki N , Turner H , Wass J

Background: In clinical practice there is considerable confusion as to whether pituitary imaging is indicated in patients presenting with a marginally elevated serum prolactin level (<1000 milliunits per litre) and no other discernible cause of hyperprolactinaemia.Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of radiological abnormalities of the pituitary in patients presenting with marginal hyperprolactinaemia (<1000 milliunits...