Long-term follow-up results of transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease in a single centre using strict criteria for remission
Summary objective Transsphenoidal selective adenomectomy (TSA) is widely accepted as the treatment of choice for Cushing’s disease but not all patients are cured by this procedure. The success of surgery depends on the skill and experience of the surgeon but the criteria used to define remission are...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical endocrinology (Oxford) 2002-04, Vol.56 (4), p.541-551 |
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objective Transsphenoidal selective adenomectomy (TSA) is widely accepted as the treatment of choice for Cushing’s disease but not all patients are cured by this procedure. The success of surgery depends on the skill and experience of the surgeon but the criteria used to define remission are highly variable. We have analysed the outcome following surgery in our centre using the stringent requirement of a postoperative serum cortisol of |
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ISSN: | 0300-0664 1365-2265 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2002.01511.x |