Pregnancy related pituitary enlargement mimicking macroadenoma

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 524-526

  Heald, A H ^a   Hughes, D ^a   King, A ^a   Buckler, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hypophysitis; Macroadenoma; Pituitary; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC;

EID: 11344265916     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690400012517     Document Type: Article

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