Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery (TSS) is the first-line treatment for Cushing’s disease (CD). Persistence and recurrence of hypercortisolism after TSS considered important problem. In this case search for CD remission predictors is actual.Aim: To study the role of preoperative oral high-dose dexamethasone suppression test (HDDST) in the prognosis of CD remission after TSS.Materials and methods: 60 patients with Cus...

Purpose: Transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery (TSS) is the first-line treatment for Cushing’s disease (CD). However, persistence and recurrence of hypercortisolism after TSS considered important problem. In this case search for CD remission predictors is actual.Aim: To study the role of preoperative oral high-dose dexamethasone suppression test (HDDST) and pituitary MRI in the prognosis of CD remission after TSS.Materials and me...