A Histologically Diagnosed Case with Infantile Osteopetrosis Complicated by Hypopituitarism
Malignant infantile osteopetrosis is a rarely seen severe disorder which appears early in life with general sclerosis of the skeleton. It is caused by functionally defective osteoclasts which fail to resorb bone.
Gulden Diniz +4 more
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Pituitary and systemic autoimmunity in a case of intrasellar germinoma [PDF]
Germinomas arising in the sella turcica are difficult to differentiate from autoimmune hypophysitis because of similar clinical and pathological features. This differentiation, nevertheless, is critical for patient care due to different treatments of the
Angelika Gutenberg +33 more
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Neonatal Hypopituitarism: Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypopituitarism is defined as a decreased release of hypophyseal hormones, which may be caused by disease of the pituitary gland disease or hypothalamus. The clinical findings of neonatal hypopituitarism depend on the causes and on presence and extent of
Selim Kurtoğlu +2 more
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P2A0 Post Seksio Sesarea Transperitoneal Profunda Dengan Sindrom Sheehan Et Causa Perdarahan Pasca Persalinan Dini Et Causa Atonia Uteri [PDF]
Sindrom Sheehan (SS) adalah hypopituitarism pasca persalinan akibat nekrosis iskemik yang menghasilkan hipotensi akibat perdarahan masif saat atau sesudah persalinan. Riwayat perdarahan pasca persalinan (PPP), gagal menyusui, dan amenore sekunder penting
Fibullah, R. M. (Restiko) +2 more
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Acute Sheehan's Syndrome Presenting as Central Diabetes Insipidus [PDF]
Sheehan's syndrome occurs as a result of ischaemic pituitary necrosis due to severe postpartum haemorrhage. Improvements in obstetrical care have significantly reduced its incidence in developed countries, but postpartum pituitary infarction remains a ...
Agapito, A +3 more
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Bilateral Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas: An Uncommon Cause of Pituitary Enlargement and Hypopituitarism
Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are rare, pathologic communications of the carotid artery and the venous plexus of the cavernous sinus. They can develop spontaneously in certain at risk individuals or following traumatic head injury.
Anthony Liberatore, Ronald M. Lechan
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Hipopituitarismo e síndrome amenorreia-galactorreia causados por trombose de aneurisma carotídeo e da artéria carótida no pescoço: relato de caso [PDF]
Giant intra and parasellar aneurysm with a spontaneous thrombosis of internal carotid artery is rare. We report the case of a 34 years old woman presenting a unique giant sellar and parasellar aneurysm associated with hypopituitarism and amenorrhea ...
Ferreira, Erica +2 more
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Etiology, functional status and short term outcome of patients with pituitary lesions. An experience from a developing country [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To describe the etiology, functional status and short term outcome of patients with pituitary lesions (PL). METHODS: Brain or pituitary MRI reports of 3753 patients were analyzed for PL over the period of 2000 to 2007, done at the Aga Khan ...
Haq, Mansoor Ul +5 more
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Presentation and management of hypopituitarism in Tripoli-Children Hospital 2000-2010
Background: Hypopituitarism refers to complete or partial failure of pituitary hormones secretion that has a wide range of clinical manifestations which require hormone replacement to eliminate or minimize the symptoms and clinical signs of specific ...
F BenRajab, H Gajam, T Emahbes
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Advances in the Management of Pituitary Tumors [PDF]
A new development in the management of pituitary tumors is the transsphenoidal technique. It will be my purpose to show that it provides an elegant way of handling the great majority of pituitary problems, at least the ones that I have encountered ...
Wilson, Charles B.
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