hrp0082p1-d2-30 | Autoimmune Endocrine Disease | ESPE2014

Managing Children with Thickened Pituitary Stalk and/or Idiopathic Central Diabetes Insipidus: a Single Centre Experience on 63 Children

Cerbone Manuela , Ederies Ash , Losa Laura , Moreno Carolina , Sun Kristi , Spoudeas Helen A

Background and objective: Children with Thickened pituitary stalk (TPS) and/or Idiopathic central diabetes insipidus (ICDI) present to different (endocrine, oncology, and ophthalmology) specialists. Their rarity, absence of agreed radiological criteria or consensus guidance, make their management problematic. Biopsy is too dangerous and cases may remain undiagnosed or evolve over decades. We aimed: i) to longitudinally characterize a large childhood cohort presenting with TPS ...