Complications in a contemporary series of patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-179

  Semple, Patrick L ^b   Laws Jr , Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complications; Cushing's disease; Deep vein thrombosis; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032725912     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.2.0175     Document Type: Article

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