Assessment of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with other tests.

Shi X, Sun Q, Bian L, Zhao W, Shen J, Wang W, Ning G.

Comparative Study 2011; 32(6): 865-873 PubMed PMID: 22286783 Keywords: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic:diagnosis, Adenoma:diagnosis, Adolescent, Adult, Cushing Syndrome:diagnosis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Petrosal Sinus Sampling:methods, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult,.

BACKGROUND: Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS), currently, is the gold standard test for the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome (CS), but few data are available on the efficacy and accuracy of BIPSS in the qualitative diagnosis of ACTH-dependent CS and lateralization of Cushing's disease (CD); especially, the e.....

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Vol. 32 (6) 2011 Neuro endocrinology letters

Assessment of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with other tests.

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