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[Hormonal evaluation in the diagnosis of obesity associated with "primary empty sella"]
R Scardapane1, L Cassano, S Barile
1Divisione di Endocrinologia e Dietologia, Ospedale Regionale, Miulli, Acquaviva, Bari.
Minerva Endocrinologica
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
To determine whether obesity associated with "primary empty sella" (PES) had a characteristic hormonal pattern, we evaluated the hormonal profile in 24 simple obese and 19 obese-PES women. The latter group showed a significant delta-GH and LH impaired levels as well as plasma beta-EP significantly higher. Hence, the beta-EP measurement could be used to predict the hormonal response in these women.