Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for the treatment of cushing’ s disease: Results in 64 patients and long term follow-up studies

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 1056-1064

  Guilhaume, Brigitte ^a,b,c,d   Bertagna, Xavier ^a,b,c,d   Thomsen, Michèle ^a,b,c,d   Bricaire, Claire ^a,b,c,d   Vila Porcile, Evelyne ^a,b,c,d   Olivier, Leon ^a,b,c,d   Racadot, Jean ^a,b,c,d   Derome, Patrick ^a,b,c,d   Laudat, Marie Hèléne ^a,b,c,d   Girard, François ^a,b,c,d   Bricaire, Henri ^a,b,c,d   Luton, Jean Pierre ^a,b,c,d  

^a université Paris Cité   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^d FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ADULT; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID BONE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023899701     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-66-5-1056     Document Type: Article

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