Association of ectopic posterior pituitary and anterior pituitary hypoplasia with absence of the left internal carotid

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 539-542

  Shulman, Dorothy I ^a   Martinez, Carlos R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absent internal carotid; Ectopic posterior pituitary; Hypopituitarism

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; ECTOPIC ORGAN; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOPLASIA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NEWBORN;

EID: 0029966850     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1996.9.5.539     Document Type: Article

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