Reversible endocrine dysfunction and pituitary stalk enlargement

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 122-127

  Chico, A ^b   Puig Domingo, M ^b   Martul, P ^a   De Juan, M ^c   Prats, J M ^a   Mauricio, D ^d   Webb, S M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^d Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau ^*

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Pituitary stalk; Reversible dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DESMOPRESSIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; THYROXINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031942849     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03350326     Document Type: Article

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