Transspenoidal hypophysectomy of a patient with Cushing's disease and an empty sella after treatment with etomidate;Transsphenoidale hypophysektomie bei einer patientin mit einem ACTH-produzierenden hypophysenadenom und einer «empty sella» nach vorbehandlung mit etomidat

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 232-234

  Herrmann, B L ^a   Mitchell, A ^a   Saller, B ^a   Stolke, D ^a   Forsting, M ^a   Frilling, A ^a   Mann, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADRENAL TUMOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONIA; TINEA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035793886     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-11477     Document Type: Article

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