Agenesis of the internal carotid artery and congenital pituitary hypoplasia: Proposal of a cause of congenital hypopituitarism

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 610-612

  Inamo, Yasuji ^a   Harada, Kensuke ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agenesis of the internal carotid artery; Congenital hypopituitarism; Congenital pituitary hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOPLASIA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MICROPENIS; PATIENT; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SELLA TURCICA; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CHILD; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; SELLA TURCICA; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0042911613     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1272-1     Document Type: Article

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