A pitfall of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in cyclic Cushing’s syndrome

Abstract Background Clinical care of patients with cyclic Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is challenging. Classical pitfalls include incorrect subtyping, unnecessary surgical procedures and delayed definite treatment. Case presentation A 43-year-old female suffered from a rapidly cycling ectopic CS. She exp...

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Main Authors: Adriana Albani, Christina M. Berr, Felix Beuschlein, Marcus Treitl, Klaus Hallfeldt, Jürgen Honegger, Günter Schnauder, Martin Reincke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-019-0433-9