Cushing's syndrome during pregnancy secondary to adrenal adenoma: Metyrapone treatment and laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-167

  Blanco, C ^a   Maqueda, E ^b   Rubio, J A ^b   Rodriguez, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adrenal adenoma; Cushing's syndrome; Laparoscopic adrenalectomy; Metyrapone; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS PLACENTAL DELIVERY; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 33645576483     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344091     Document Type: Article

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