Diagnostic and therapeutic options in Cushing's syndrome;Diagnostik und Therapie des Cushing-Syndroms

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-52

  Gschwandtner, Michael E ^a,c   Czech, Thomas ^b   Matula, Christian ^b   Niederle, Bruno ^c   Vierhapper, Heinrich ^c  

^a Univ Klinik für Innere Medizin III   (Austria)

^b Universitatsklinik fur Neurochirurgie Innsbruck   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

adrenalectomy; Cushing's syndrome; diagnosis; radioneurosurgery; transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031042846     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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