Pitfalls in the management of Cushing's disease

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 401-408

  Bademci, Gulsah ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Management; Outcome; Radiosurgery; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYLASE INHIBITOR; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE INHIBITOR; AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CYPROHEPTADINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE; METYRAPONE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRILOSTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CUSHING DISEASE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; RARE DISEASE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33947409878     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.10.004     Document Type: Review

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