ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

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 ...

Brief Summary: This article presents the joint European Society of Endocrinology and Endocrine Society clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of Glucocorticoid (GC)-induced adrenal insufficiencyComment: The prevalence of oral glucocorticoid (GC) use is ~1% in adults (1). The risk for glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency is evident. These guidelines provide both endocrinologists and general practitioners with guidance to manage such pat...

n.karavitaki@bham.ac.uk Eur J Endocrinol. 2022; 186: P35-P52. PMID: 35319491.Brief Summary: An international panel of experts produced this consensus statement after critical review of the existing evidence on the safety of GH replacement in cancer and intracranial tumour survivors and in patients with increased cancer risk. Current evidence does not support an association betwe...