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ArticlePituitary2023

Clinico-radiological correlation of pituitary stalk interruption syndrome in children with growth hormone deficiency.

Subbiah Sridhar, Bhagadurshah Rameez Raja, Raghavendran Priyanka, Sundari Natarajan, Sumathy Soundararajan, Vasanthiy Natarajan

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Article in Pituitary, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Subbiah SridharDepartment of Endocrinology, Government Rajaji Hospital and Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625020, India. drsridharjipmer@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5451-0848
Bhagadurshah Rameez RajaDepartment of Endocrinology, Government Rajaji Hospital and Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625020, India.
Raghavendran PriyankaDepartment of Endocrinology, Government Rajaji Hospital and Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625020, India.
Sundari NatarajanDepartment of Radiology, Madurai Medical College and Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625020, India.
Sumathy SoundararajanDepartment of Radiology, Madurai Medical College and Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625020, India.
Vasanthiy NatarajanDepartment of Endocrinology, Government Rajaji Hospital and Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625020, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze the clinical, hormonal, and radiological characteristics of Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) in children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD).

methodsThis is a prospective cross-sectional study, conducted over a period of three years in a short stature clinic of tertiary care referral hospital. 57 severe short stature children with proven GHD were included in the study.

resultsAmong 57 children with GHD, 14 (24%) were diagnosed as PSIS. The mean age at diagnosis was 11.8 ± 2.6years. The male to female ratio was 2.5:1. Nine (64%) children had multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) and 5 (36%) had isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD). In spite of absent or ectopic posterior pituitary (EPP)in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of PSIS cohorts, only one had Arginine vasopressin (AVP) deficiency. EPP was seen near median eminence in 6 (44%), elsewhere in 4 (28%), and absent in 4 (28%)children. The height gain following growth hormone therapy was better in PSIS cohorts as compared to non-PSIS.

conclusionMale gender, breech presentation, external congenital anomalies like cryptorchidism, midline defects and nystagmus were more common in children with PSIS. MPHD were more frequently seen in PSIS whereas IGHD in non-PSIS cohort. AVP deficiency is very rare in PSIS despite of absent or ectopic posterior pituitary in MRI. High index of clinical suspicion in all severe short stature may lead to early diagnosis and prompt initiation of growth hormone treatment for better outcome.

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Dwarfism, PituitaryHuman Growth HormoneHypopituitarismAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGrowth HormoneHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePituitary GlandPituitary HormonesProspective StudiesGrowth HormoneHuman Growth HormonePituitary HormonesCombined pituitary hormone deficiencyCPHDGrowth hormone deficiencyIGF-1IndiaMPHDMultiple pituitary hormone deficiencyPituitary stalk interruption syndromeShort stature

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