Partial duplication of the hypophysis in adult patients: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-367

  Kandpal, Harsh ^a   Seith, Ashu ^a   Philip, Jim ^a   Gupta, Rohini ^a   Ammini, A C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Duplication; Infundibulum; MRI; Pituitary; Teratoma; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT PATIENTS; CONDITION; DUPLICATION; INFUNDIBULUM; PARTIAL DUPLICATIONS; PITUITARY; PITUITARY GLAND; TERATOMA; VERTEBRAL ARTERIES;

BRAIN;

BROMOCRIPTINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFUNDIBULUM; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROADENOMA; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTINOMA;

EID: 34249818750     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000243458.08061.f1     Document Type: Article

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