A conservative management is preferable in milder forms of pituitary tumor apoplexy

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 502-509

  Leyer, C ^a   Castinetti, F ^a   Morange, I ^a   Gueydan, M ^a   Oliver, C ^a   Conte Devolx, B ^a   Dufour, H ^a   Brue, Th ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Hypopituitarism; Pituitary adenoma; Pituitary tumor; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY APOPLEXY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, LOW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054122255     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7241     Document Type: Article

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