Role of surgical resection in the treatment of hypothalamic hamartomas causing precocious puberty. Report of six cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 340-345

  Stewart, Laura ^a   Steinbok, Paul ^b   Daaboul, Jorge ^b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endocrinology; Hamartoma; Hypothalamus; Precocious puberty; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031931266     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.2.0340     Document Type: Article

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