hrp0094p2-385 | Pituitary, neuroendocrinology and puberty | ESPE2021

A Practical Method for the Evaluation of Childhood Hypophysitis: Pituitary Stalk/Basilary Artery Ratio

Torel Ergur Ayca , Şimşek Fatma , Arslan Kubra , Ali Yinanc Mehmet ,

Introduction: Childhood hypophysitis (CH) is an extremely rare entity that has difficulties in definition and displays a wide variety of symptomatology. The volume and shape of pituitary gland may increase in physiological periods such as puberty and pregnancy, it may also change in various neuroendocrine and psychiatric diseases. It is important to distinguish physiological changes observed in the pituitary, especially in puberty, from hypophysitis.F...