Can basal cortisol measurement be an alternative to the insulin tolerance test in the assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis before and after pituitary surgery?

Karaca Z., TANRIVERDİ F., Atmaca H., Gokce C., Elbuken G., SELÇUKLU A., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.163, no.3, pp.377-382, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 163 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1530/eje-10-0229
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.377-382
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aims of this study were to evaluate the validity of preoperative basal serum cortisol levels measured in predicting preoperative adrenal insufficiency and also the validity of basal serum cortisol levels and early postoperative insulin tolerance test (ITT) in predicting postoperative adrenal insufficiency.