An Assessment of Petrosal Sinus Sampling for Localization of Pituitary Microadenomas in Children with Cushing Disease | Zendy

Dalia L. Batista | Zendy; Monia Gennari | Zendy; Jehan Riar | Zendy; Richard Chang | Zendy; Margaret F. Keil | Zendy; Edward H. Oldfield | Zendy; Constantine A. Stratakis | Zendy

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An Assessment of Petrosal Sinus Sampling for Localization of Pituitary Microadenomas in Children with Cushing Disease

Author(s) -

Dalia L. Batista,

Monia Gennari,

Jehan Riar,

Richard Chang,

Margaret F. Keil,

Edward H. Oldfield,

Constantine A. Stratakis

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-1096

Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , context (archaeology) , cushing's disease , radiology , inferior petrosal sinus , disease , pathology , cavernous sinus , biology , paleontology

Pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease (CD) are usually small and difficult to visualize. Bilateral inferior petrosal venous sampling (BIPSS) before and after ovine CRH stimulation is reserved for patients who have ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome and negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or positive MRI but inconsistent biochemical data.

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