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Pituitary disease and anaesthesia [PDF]
C outline the postoperative complications of transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Patients with pituitary gland tumours comprise a significant proportion of the neurosurgical population, making transsphenoidal pituitary surgery a relatively common procedure. Such patients present anaesthetists with unique challenges resulting from hormone hypersecretion,
Martin Smith, N. Hirsch
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Phosphodiesterases and cAMP Pathway in Pituitary Diseases [PDF]
Human phosphodiesterases (PDEs) comprise a complex superfamily of enzymes derived from 24 genes separated into 11 PDE gene families (PDEs 1–11), expressed in different tissues and cells, including heart and brain.
Mariana Ferreira Bizzi+4 more
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Pituitary Surgery for Cushing’s Disease [PDF]
In this article, the present status of neurosurgical operations for Cushing’s disease is briefly reviewed. Transsphenoidal surgery is considered the treatment of choice in most patients with Cushing’s disease once the diagnosis has been established. In a considerable proportion of patients, even sophisticated imaging does not directly depict the tiny ...
Michael Buchfelder, Sven Schlaffer
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Case of Pituitary Disease. [PDF]
Theodore J. Thompson
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Simmonds's Disease (Pituitary Cachexia) [PDF]
Maurice Shaw
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Cushing′s syndrome(CS)is a clinical syndrome caused by a variety of causes, with main manifestations exhibited by central obesity, purple skin striae, hypertension, and diabetes. In patients with adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH)-dependent CS, the result
Chinese Medical Association Rare Diseases Branch, Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disease Group of China Alliance of Rare Diseases (CARD)+1 more
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Hyponatremia and Oxidative Stress
Hyponatremia, i.e., the presence of a serum sodium concentration ([Na+]) < 136 mEq/L, is the most frequent electrolyte imbalance in the elderly and in hospitalized patients. Symptoms of acute hyponatremia, whose main target is the central nervous system,
Benedetta Fibbi+4 more
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Best Achievements in Pituitary and Adrenal Diseases in 2020 [PDF]
Significant progress in pituitary and adrenal diseases was made in 2020. This review presents major translational and clinical advances in research on pituitary and adrenal diseases, encompassing their epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and clinical ...
Chang Ho Ahn, Jung Hee Kim
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Endoscopy in pituitary diseases
The etiology pattern of pituitary diseases is diverse and complex, including pituitary adenoma, Rathke cleft cyst (RCC), pituitary apoplexy, craniopharyngioma, etc.
ZHU Jian⁃yu+2 more
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