The history of pituitary surgery for Cushing disease: Historical vignette

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-268

  Mehta, Gautam U ^a,b   Lonser, Russell R ^a   Oldfield, Edward H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushing disease; Harvey Cushing; History; Pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS SURGERY; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROADENOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PITUITARY ELECTROCOAGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE MICROADENOMECTOMY; SELLA RADIATION SEED; SURGEON; WIDESPREAD APPLICATION OF ADENOMECTOMY;

ACTH-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; ADENOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84856809880     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.JNS102005     Document Type: Article

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