Thickened pituitary stalk with central diabetes insipidus: Report of three cases

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 198-204

  Sheen, Keh Chau ^a   Chang, Ching Chung ^a,b   Chang, Tien Chun ^a   Liu, Hon Man ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Infundibuloneurohypophysitis; Lymphocytic

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; INFUNDIBULUM; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NULLIPARA; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADULT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS, NEUROGENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0035024273     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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