Long-term effects of ketoconazole in the treatment of residual or recurrent Cushing's disease

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 401-406

  Chou, S C ^a   Lin, J D ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Hypercortisolism; Ketoconazole

Indexed keywords

17 OXOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; LONG TERM CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENT DISEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033831696     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.47.401     Document Type: Article

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