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ea0011p202 | Clinical practise and governance | ECE2006

Cushing’s disease – an audit of outcomes following pituitary surgery from a single centre

Baskar V , Varugheese G , Carlin V , Clayton RN

We evaluate the short and long-term outcomes following diagnosis and treatment of pituitary dependent Cushing’s disease from a single centre. From 1971, there were 47 patients with proven endogenous cortisol excess, of whom, 43 (92%) had pituitary dependent Cushing’s disease. The median age of this cohort was 38±11years and the majority (77%) were females. 17 patients had primary treatment either with radiotherapy (n=9), bilateral adrenalectomy (n=...