Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: The condition of pituitary apoplexy contains the clinical spectre from life-threatening emergency to a condition with chronic symptoms and self-limiting course, which partly determines diagnostic delay and management. Outcome evaluation of course and management of pituitary apoplexy is hampered by the diverse presentation of this condition and requires appraisal. This study aimed to describe the patient journey, clinical presentation and management of various types of...

Background: Transsphenoidal surgery is standard care in the treatment of hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. Current clinician-reported surgical outcome measures are one-dimensional, typically focussing primarily on complete or partial resection and secondarily on complication rates. However, outcomes are best reflected by the delicate balance of efficacy and complications at patient level. This study proposes a novel way to classify outcome, integrating efficacy and safety ...

Background: Cushing’s disease is caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenoma, resulting in glucocorticoid excess. First-choice treatment is transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, using either a microscopic or endoscopic technique. Convincing evidence supporting the choice for one of both techniques, either based on treatment results or complication rate, is lacking.Objective: We aimed to compare endoscopic and microscopic...