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Topic: Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary
Session Type: Symposium

SY50 - Bringing the Background to the Foreground: Advances in Understanding the Posterior Pituitary Gland

Monday, June 15, 2026
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Location: Room W180

    Symposium Chair(s)

  • Beatriz Soares, MD, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School
    Federal University of Minas Gerais
    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Disclosure information not submitted.

Disclosure(s):
Odelia Cooper, MD: No relevant disclosure to display
Cihan Atila, MD-PhD: No financial relationships to disclose
Alessandro Maria Berton: No relevant disclosure to display

This session will describe recent advances in the diagnosis and management of posterior pituitary pathology. 

Presentations:

  • 4:30 PM - 4:54 PM CT
    Novel Methods to Diagnose Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency (Central Diabetes Insipidus)

    Symposium Speaker: Cihan Atila, MD-PhD – University Hospital Basel

  • 4:54 PM - 5:16 PM CT
    Copeptin Role in the Emergency Admission

    Symposium Speaker: Alessandro Maria Berton, MD – Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino University Hospital

  • 5:16 PM - 5:38 PM CT
    Posterior Pituitary Tumors: Diagnosis and Management

    Symposium Speaker: Odelia Cooper, MD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center

  • 5:38 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Therapeutic Use of Oxytocin

    Symposium Speaker: Elizabeth A. Lawson, MD, MMSc – Massachusetts General Hospital