ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: J Endocrinol Invest. 2020 Feb;43(2):209–217. giulia.rodari@unimi.itGrowth hormone deficiency (GHD) is the most common endocrine late effect in children with tumours involving the hypothalamus-pituitary (HP) area or exposed to cranial, craniospinal or total body radiotherapy (RT). The location of brain tumours in continuity with the sellar/suprasellar area and HP radiatio...

To read the full abstract: Nat Rev Endocrinol 2017;13:588-598Central hypothyroidism has received much interest in recent years, partly due to the discovery of new causal gene mutations. This is a comprehensive review on several aspects of central hypothyroidism. It discusses prevalence, and its variation between different countries; pitfalls in diagnosis, including assay interference; concurrent...

Brief summary: This longitudinal observational multicentre retrospective study, collected data on 95 young prepubertal or early pubertal girls (age >10.9 years, Tanner stage ≤2) with premature ovarian failure (POI) or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH). Their hypogonadism was due to different causes and was treated with transdermal 17β-oestradiol, with a follow-up of at least 1 year. The study aimed to identify the most physiological and effective therapeutic sc...