Pituitary-adrenal dynamics after ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor resection in patients receiving no steroids post-operatively

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 502-508

  Pimentel Filho, F R ^a,c   Silva, M E R ^b   Nogueira, K C ^b   Berger, K ^b   Cukiert, A ^b   Liberman, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE PAULISTA UNOESTE   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL BRIGADEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cushing's disease; Pituitary tumor; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ACROMEGALY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; BLOOD; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SECRETION; TIME;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25144461683     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03347237     Document Type: Article

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