Adrenal And Pituitary Disorders

Central hypothyroidism is prevalent in about 1 in 2 adults with Cushing’s syndrome, and thyroid function can be restored after curative surgery for most patients, according to study findings.

Surgeons’ preference for an endoscope over the microscope for transsphenoidal surgery visualization during pituitary surgery more than doubled during the past 10 years, according to survey data.

Adults with Cushing’s disease who took the cortisol synthesis inhibitor osilodrostat were more likely to sustain a normal mean urinary free cortisol level vs. placebo, according to press release from Recordati Rare Diseases.

As clinicians around the country rapidly transition from in-person to telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, many changes must be managed at once. Endocrinologists in particular are working to find new ways to support people with diabetes who rely on data-driven care and multiple in-person visits each year, as well as patients with other chronic endocrine conditions that require close follow-up, such as osteoporosis, pituitary tumors or adrenal disease.

More than a century has passed since neurosurgeon and pathologist Harvey Cushing described the disease that would eventually bear his name, but only recently have several key discoveries offered patients with the condition real hope for a cure.