ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0021.1-11 | New Treatments and Hopes | ESPEYB21

1.11. Central diabetes insipidus (vasopressin deficiency) after surgery for pituitary tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Fountas , A Coulden , S Fernandez-Garcia , G Tsermoulas , J Allotey , N Karavitaki

Brief Summary: This comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis provides crucial insights into the prevalence and diagnostic challenges of central diabetes insipidus (CDI), vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D), following transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary tumours.Despite advances in pituitary surgery techniques, posterior pituitary dysfunction remains a common and challenging complication in immediate post-operative management (1). AVP-D is the ...