Gamma knife radiosurgery for GH-secreting microadenoma with empty sella

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 418-421

  Iwai, Yoshiyasu ^a   Yamanaka, Kazuhiro ^a   Yoshioka, Katsunobu ^a   Kanai, Makoto ^b  

^a OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Izumi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Empty sella; Growth hormone; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MICROADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SELLA TURCICA; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342593120     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.05.009     Document Type: Article

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