Pregnancy and Pituitary Diseases
Endocrinology Research and PracticePregnancy is a period in which the anatomy and physiology of the pituitary gland change significantly. Normal pituitary gland functions are necessary for fertility and the continuation of pregnancy. The presence of a pituitary disease requires management
Emre Urhan, Züleyha Karaca
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Chinese Experts′ Consensus on the Management of Hypothalamic Obesity Secondary to Sellar Lesions
罕见病研究Obesity is a common complication of sellar lesions. The treatment of the disease is a great challenge to the physicians. To promote effective management for hypothalamic obesity secondary to sellar lesions, our team developed this consensus based on the ...
Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disease Group of China Alliance for Rare Diseases
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A multi-disciplinary team model based on CBL in clinical teaching of hypothalamus-pituitary diseases [PDF]
Jichu yixue yu linchuang, 2020 Objective To explore the effect of case-based learning (CBL) combined with hypothalamus-pituitary MDT clinic in clinical teaching of hypothalamus pituitary diseases. Methods The trainees who participated in the hypothalamus-pituitary MDT discussion and
DUAN Lian, ZHENG Guang-yao, LU Lin, ZHU Hui-juan, YAO Yong, PAN Hui
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Pituitary dysfunction in infective brain diseases
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013 Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) are increasingly being recognized as important causes of hypopituitarism. Although tuberculosis is the most common agent involved, non-mycobacterial agents like viruses, bacteria, fungus, and ...
Anne M Beatrice +2 more
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Hypothalamic-Pituitary Diseases and Erectile Dysfunction. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2021 Several hormones contribute to ensure penile erection, a neurovascular phenomenon in which nitric oxide plays a major role. Erectile dysfunction (ED), which is defined as the persistent inability to obtain or maintain penile erection sufficient for a ...
Salvio G +4 more
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The hidden hedgehog of the pituitary: hedgehog signaling in development, adulthood and disease of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 Hedgehog signaling plays pivotal roles in embryonic development, adult homeostasis and tumorigenesis. However, its engagement in the pituitary gland has been long underestimated although Hedgehog signaling and pituitary embryogenic development are ...
Yehan Bian, Heidi Hahn, Anja Uhmann
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Imaging of the pituitary: Recent advances
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011 Pituitary lesions, albeit relatively infrequent, can significantly alter the quality of life. This article highlights the role of advanced imaging modalities in evaluating pituitary-hypothalamic axis lesions.
Vikas Chaudhary, Shahina Bano
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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.
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Interpretation of Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Cushing's Disease: a Guideline Update of the International Pituitary Society——Diagnosis [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 Cushing disease, the most common cause of endogenous Cushing's syndrome characterized by hypercortisolemia, is a clinical syndrome caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ——secreting pituitary adenomas.
Huiwen TAN, Yu TANG, Yerong YU, Jianwei LI, Jiaqi LI, Zhenmei AN, Chun WANG, Yi WEI
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Interpretation of Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Cushing's Disease: a Guideline Update from the Pituitary Society——Medical Therapies [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 Cushing's disease, the most common cause of endogenous Cushing's syndrome, is hypercortisolemia caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma.
TANG Yu, TAN Huiwen, LI Jianwei, YU Yerong
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