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Pituitary Diseases and Bone [PDF]

Endocrine Reviews, 2018
Neuroendocrinology of bone is a new area of research based on the evidence that pituitary hormones may directly modulate bone remodeling and metabolism. Skeletal fragility associated with high risk of fractures is a common complication of several pituitary diseases such as hypopituitarism, Cushing disease, acromegaly, and hyperprolactinemia.
Mazziotti, Gherardo, Frara, Stefano, Giustina, Andrea   +2 more
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Extra-pituitary midline structural abnormalities associated with ectopic posterior pituitary detected on a new rapid MRI protocol (FAST1.2)

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022
Objective: Test if the MRI FAST1.2 protocol can detect extra-pituitary midline structural brain abnormalities in patients with ectopic posterior pituitary (EPP), and highlighting their radiological-laboratory correlations.
Arthur Lyra, Daniel de Faria Guimarães, Altino Sá Meira, Guilherme Vieira Peixoto, Tatiane Sousa e Silva, Carlos Alberto Longui, Cristiane Kochi, Antônio José da Rocha   +7 more
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Pituitary disease and anaesthesia [PDF]

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2000
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,
M, Smith, N P, Hirsch
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Pituitary Radiotherapy for Cushing’s Disease [PDF]

Neuroendocrinology, 2010
<i>Background:</i> The treatment of choice for Cushing’s disease is pituitary surgery. Second-line treatments include repeat pituitary surgery, radiation therapy, medical therapy, and bilateral adrenalectomy. The most used modalities to irradiate patients with Cushing’s disease include fractionated radiotherapy and single-dose Gamma Knife ...
Losa, Marco, Picozzi, Piero, Redaelli, Maria Grazia, Laurenzi, Andrea, Mortini, Pietro   +4 more
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3D Virtual Modeling for Morphological Characterization of Pituitary Tumors: Preliminary Results on Its Predictive Role in Tumor Resection Rate

Applied Sciences, 2022
Among potential factors affecting the surgical resection in pituitary tumors, the role of tumor three-dimensional (3D) features is still unexplored. The aim of this study is to introduce the use of 3D virtual modeling for geometrical and morphological ...
Laura Cercenelli, Matteo Zoli, Barbara Bortolani, Nico Curti, Davide Gori, Arianna Rustici, Diego Mazzatenta, Emanuela Marcelli   +7 more
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Resection of a conus medullaris hemangioblastoma: Case report

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021
Background: Conus medullaris tumors are rare, as the majority of all spinal cord tumors occur in the cervical and thoracic regions. Hemangioblastomas of the spinal cord account for 3%–4% of all intramedullary spinal cord tumors and can be sporadic or ...
Reinier Alvarez, Panagiotis Mastorakos, Prashant Chittiboina   +2 more
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Update in Pituitary Disease [PDF]

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2008
The pituitary gland secretes vital trophic hormones that maintain homeostatic regulation of the metabolic milieu. Not surprisingly, several thousand papers relevant to the pituitary gland were published this past year, including publication of important transforming advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of ...
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Report of 2 cases of diabetes insipidus and pituitary stalk thickening [PDF]

Yixue xinzhi zazhi, 2021
To analyze the clinical data of 2 patients with diabetes insipidus (DI) who had pituitary stalk thickening (PST) and review the literature. The 2 patients were a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl who presented with complaints of thirst and polyuria.
Yuan WU, Chu-Qi GAO, Xiao-Qun MA, Juan WEN, Li CUI, Ben-Zhang ZHU, Xiao-Yan WU, Yi WANG   +7 more
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Clinical and genetic features of childhood-onset congenital combined pituitary hormone deficiency: a retrospective, single-center cohort study [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
Purpose To investigate the clinical characteristics and genetic features of childhood-onset congenital combined pituitary hormone deficiency (cCPHD) in Korean patients.
Yoonha Lee, Young Ah Lee, Jung Min Ko, Choong Ho Shin, Yun Jeong Lee   +4 more
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INFANTILISM IN PITUITARY DISEASE [PDF]

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1912
Since the appearance of Frohlich's paper1in 1901, it has become generally recognized that tumors in or near the pituitary gland may cause disturbances of body growth and general metabolism which are quite distinct from acromegaly and gigantism. Frankl-Hochwart2has recently collected and analyzed the findings in 155 pituitary affections of this ...
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