Enhancing Cushing’s disease diagnosis: exploring the impact of desmopressin on ACTH gradient during BIPSS

Enhancing Cushing’s disease diagnosis: exploring the impact of desmopressin on ACTH gradient during BIPSS

IntroductionThe differential diagnosis between Cushing’s disease (CD) and ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS) is complex, and bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is considered the gold-standard test. However, BIPSS with corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulation is rarely available.Obj...

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Main Authors: Tobias Skrebsky de Almeida, Ticiana da Costa Rodrigues, Fabíola Costenaro, Leandro Armani Scaffaro, Maurício Farenzena, Fernando Gastaldo, Mauro Antônio Czepielewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Cushing’s syndrome
Cushing’s disease
ectopic ACTH syndrome
bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling
ACTH
desmopressin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1224001/full

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