ESPE Abstracts

Background: Non functioning pituitary macro adenoma is rare during childhood. Therapeutic options are reduced to surgery and radiotherapy. Proton therapy is a particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate the tissue with the chief advantage that as a charged particle the dose is deposited over a narrow range and there is minimal exit dose.Objective and hypotheses: Proton therapy is largely used in France for paediatric craniopharyngiomas irra...

Background: Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a frequent cause of congenital hypopituitarism. Patients are initially referred for the evaluation of hypoglycemia during the neonatal period or growth retardation during infancy or childhood. PSIS are either associated with extra-pituitary malformations (EPM+) or isolated (EPM−).Objective and hypotheses: To compare baseline characteristics, GH response, and long term evolution in patients...