title: [Hormonal evaluation in the diagnosis of obesity associated with "primary empty sella"].
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.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Endocrinologia e Dietologia, Ospedale Regionale, Miulli, Acquaviva, Bari.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scardapane
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cassano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barile
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leandro
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chieppa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tota
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones
vernacular_title: Valutazione ormonale nella diagnosi di obesità associata a "primary empty sella".