Inferior Petrosal Venous Sinus Sampling in Lateralization of ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Microadenomas

Martin J. Hendriks; Johanna W. Van 't Verlaat; Hans Pf Koppeschaar; Ronald J.m. Croughs; Edward H. Oldfield; George P. Chrousos; Lynnette K. Nieman; Gordon B. Cutler; Marcus Schaaf; D. Lynn Loriaux; John L. Doppman

doi:10.1056/NEJM198505303122214

Inferior Petrosal Venous Sinus Sampling in Lateralization of ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Microadenomas

Martin J. Hendriks, Johanna W. Van 't Verlaat, Hans Pf Koppeschaar, Ronald J.m. Croughs, Edward H. Oldfield, George P. Chrousos, Lynnette K. Nieman, Gordon B. Cutler, Marcus Schaaf, D. Lynn Loriaux, John L. Doppman

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To the Editor: In their article in the January 10th issue of the Journal, Oldfield et al.¹ proposed that simultaneous bilateral sampling of blood from the inferior petrosal venous sinus provides a means of localizing an ACTH-secreting microadenoma to one side of the pituitary gland. They state that “Unfortunately, radiographic studies only occasionally reveal the site of a microadenoma.” Of the 12 patients with confirmed pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism, only 3 (1 with a macroadenoma and 2 with microadenomas) had abnormalities on skull x-ray films, CT scans, or both. In the discussion the authors refer to an article by Turski et.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1457-1458
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	312
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198505303122214
State	Published - May 30 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Hendriks, M. J., Van 't Verlaat, J. W., Koppeschaar, H. P., Croughs, R. J. M., Oldfield, E. H., Chrousos, G. P., Nieman, L. K., Cutler, G. B., Schaaf, M., Loriaux, D. L., & Doppman, J. L. (1985). Inferior Petrosal Venous Sinus Sampling in Lateralization of ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Microadenomas. New England Journal of Medicine, 312(22), 1457-1458. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198505303122214

Hendriks, MJ, Van 't Verlaat, JW, Koppeschaar, HP, Croughs, RJM, Oldfield, EH, Chrousos, GP, Nieman, LK, Cutler, GB, Schaaf, M, Loriaux, DL & Doppman, JL 1985, 'Inferior Petrosal Venous Sinus Sampling in Lateralization of ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Microadenomas', New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 312, no. 22, pp. 1457-1458. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198505303122214

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