Contemporary microsurgical concept for the treatment of Cushing's disease: Endocrine outcome in 83 consecutive patients

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 560-567

  Honegger, Juergen ^a   Schmalisch, Kathrin ^a   Beuschlein, Felix ^b   Kaufmann, Sarah ^c   Schnauder, Guenter ^a   Naegele, Thomas ^a   Psaras, Tsambika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Hospital of Karlsruhe   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CUSHING DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROADENOMA; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857834032     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04268.x     Document Type: Article

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