Desmopressin test during petrosal sinus sampling: a valuable tool to discriminate pituitary or ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-stimulated petrosal sinus sampling is currently the gold standard method for the differential diagnosis between pituitary and ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome. Our objective was to determine sensitivity and specificity of desmopressin test during petros...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of endocrinology 2007-09, Vol.157 (3), p.271-277
Hauptverfasser:	Castinetti, F, Morange, I, Dufour, H, Jaquet, P, Conte-Devolx, B, Girard, N, Brue, T
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - diagnosis ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - complications ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - diagnosis Adolescent Adrenals. Adrenal axis. Renin-angiotensin system (diseases) Adult Antidiuretic Agents Biological and medical sciences Child Clinical Studies Cushing Syndrome - diagnosis Cushing Syndrome - etiology Deamino Arginine Vasopressin Diagnosis, Differential Endocrinopathies Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Petrosal Sinus Sampling - methods Petrosal Sinus Sampling - standards Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Vertebrates: endocrinology
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