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Diagnosis and Complications of Cushing’s Syndrome: A Consensus Statement

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2003 · Vol. 88(12) · pp. 5593–5602

Giorgio Arnaldi✉(Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona)Alberto Angeli(University of Turin)A. B. Atkinson(Royal Victoria Hospital)Xavier Bertagna(Inserm)Francesco Cavagnini(University of Milan)George P. Chrousos(Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)Giovanni A. Fava(University of Bologna)James W. Findling(Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center)Rolf C. Gaillard(University Hospital of Lausanne)Ashley Grossman(St Bartholomew's Hospital)Blerina Kola(Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona)André Lacroix(Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal)Tatiana Mancini(Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona)Franco Mantero(University of Padua)John Newell‐Price(Northern General Hospital)Lynnette K. Nieman(Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)Nicoletta Sonino(University of Padua)M. L. Vance(University of Virginia Health System)Andrea Giustina(University of Brescia)Marco Boscaro(Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona)

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Abstract

In October 2002, a workshop was held in Ancona, Italy, to reach a Consensus on the management of Cushing's syndrome. The workshop was organized by the University of Ancona and sponsored by the Pituitary Society, the European Neuroendocrine Association, and the Italian Society of Endocrinology. Invited international participants included almost 50 leading endocrinologists with specific expertise in the management of Cushing's syndrome. The consensus statement on diagnostic criteria and the diagnosis and treatment of complications of this syndrome reached at the workshop is hereby summarized.

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Adrenal Hormones and DisordersConsensus conferenceStatement (logic)MedicineCushing syndromePediatric endocrinologyGeneral surgeryPediatricsIntensive care medicineFamily medicineEndocrinology