Cavernous sinus sampling in patients with adrenocorticotrophic hormone- dependent Cushing's syndrome with emphasis on inter- and intracavernous adrenocorticotrophic hormone gradients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 762-768

  Teramoto, Akira ^a   Yoshida, Yoichi ^b   Sanno, Naoko ^b   Nemoto, Shigeru ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone; Cavernous sinus; Cushing's syndrome; Inferior petrosal sinus; Microadenoma; Venous sampling

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0031732730     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.5.0762     Document Type: Article

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