Pregnancy in Cushing's disease shortly after treatment by gamma-knife radiosurgery

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 954-956

  Chiodini, I ^a,c   Losa, M ^b   Pavone, G ^a   Trischitta, V ^a,d   Scillitani, A ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Gamma knife radiosurgery; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHILD HEALTH; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DELIVERY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SELLA TURCICA; SYMPTOM; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 12344330772     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347539     Document Type: Article

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