Endocrine disturbances in empty sella syndrome: Case reports and review of literature

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-124

  Durodoye, Oluyemisi M ^a   Mendlovic, Daniel B ^b   Brenner, Robert S ^b   Morrow, Jay S ^b  

^a Huron Hospital   (United States)

^b Diabetes and Endocrine Center of Cleveland Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; PREDNISONE; RISPERIDONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RARE DISEASE;

EID: 18744366941     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.11.2.120     Document Type: Article

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