Diagnostic utility of the glucagon stimulation test in comparison to the insulin tolerance test in patients following pituitary surgery.

Berg, Christian

Diagnostic utility of the glucagon stimulation test in comparison to the insulin tolerance test in patients following pituitary surgery. [electronic resource] - European journal of endocrinology Mar 2010 - 477-82 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1479-683X

10.1530/EJE-09-0824 doi


Adenoma--surgery
Adrenal Insufficiency--blood
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Blood Glucose--metabolism
Craniopharyngioma--surgery
Female
Glucagon
Human Growth Hormone--blood
Humans
Hydrocortisone--blood
Hypopituitarism--blood
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System--physiopathology
Insulin
Luminescent Measurements
Male
Meningeal Neoplasms--surgery
Meningioma--surgery
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures--adverse effects
Pituitary Gland--physiopathology
Pituitary Neoplasms--surgery
Pituitary-Adrenal System--physiopathology
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics, Nonparametric
Time Factors