Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome: experience in a tertiary hospital

Autor: Moreno Parro Isabel, Ortiz Sánchez David, García Moreno Rosa, Gómez Rioja Rubén, Frutos Martínez Remedios, Álvarez-Escolá Cristina
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Advances in Laboratory Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 282-287 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2628-491X
DOI: 10.1515/almed-2022-0088
Popis: Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is a useful test for differential diagnosis of central vs. ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS). We provide a description of the protocol used in our Center and an analysis of its diagnostic accuracy.
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