The treatment of Cushing's disease

R Pivonello, M De Leo, A Cozzolino… - Endocrine …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Cushing's disease (CD), or pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome, is a severe
endocrine disease caused by a corticotroph pituitary tumor and associated with increased …

Evolution of autonomous and semi‐autonomous robotic surgical systems: a review of the literature

GP Moustris, SC Hiridis… - … journal of medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Autonomous control of surgical robotic platforms may offer enhancements such
as higher precision, intelligent manoeuvres, tissue‐damage avoidance, etc. Autonomous …

Evaluation and treatment of adult growth hormone deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

ME Molitch, DR Clemmons… - The Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The aim was to update The Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on
Evaluation and Treatment of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) previously published …

Advances in the treatment of prolactinomas

MP Gillam, ME Molitch, G Lombardi… - Endocrine …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Prolactinomas account for approximately 40% of all pituitary adenomas and are an
important cause of hypogonadism and infertility. The ultimate goal of therapy for …

Results of transsphenoidal surgery in a large series of patients with pituitary adenoma

P Mortini, M Losa, R Barzaghi, N Boari… - Neurosurgery, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To report the efficacy and safety of microsurgical transsphenoidal surgery in a
series of previously untreated patients with pituitary adenoma. METHODS: One thousand …

Treatment and follow-up of clinically nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas

OM Dekkers, AM Pereira… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Context: Although the majority of pituitary macroadenomas are clinically nonfunctioning,
treatments as well as follow-up strategy for this condition lack evidence from randomized …

Management of Cushing disease

NA Tritos, BMK Biller, B Swearingen - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Cushing disease is caused by a corticotroph tumor of the pituitary gland. Patients with
Cushing disease are usually treated with transsphenoidal surgery, as this approach leads to …

Evaluation and treatment of adult growth hormone deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

ME Molitch, DR Clemmons… - The Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The objective is to provide guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of adults
with GH deficiency (GHD). Participants: The chair of the Task Force was selected by the …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for pituitary adenomas: an intermediate review of its safety, efficacy, and role in the neurosurgical treatment armamentarium

JP Sheehan, A Niranjan, JM Sheehan, JA Jane… - Journal of …, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. Pituitary adenomas are very common neoplasms, constituting between 10 and 20%
of all primary brain tumors. Historically, the treatment armamentarium for pituitary adenomas …

Nonfunctioning pituitary tumors and pituitary incidentalomas

ME Molitch - Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Clinically nonfunctioning adenomas (CNFAs) range from being completely asymptomatic,
and therefore detected at autopsy or as incidental findings on head MRI or CT scans …