Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Disorders

This text provides a detailed update on current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques useful in the management of a broad spectrum of pituitary disorders. The contents reflect the multidisciplinary approach needed for patients with disorders of the pituitary gland, with contributions from both endoc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Swearingen, Brooke (Editor), Biller, Beverly M. K. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
Series:Contemporary Endocrinology
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular Pathogenesis of Pituitary Adenomas
  • Pathology of Pituitary Adenomas
  • Endocrinologic Approach to Evaluation of Sellar Masses
  • Imaging of Pituitary Gland, Sella, Parasellar Region
  • Neuro-ophthalmology of Sellar Disease
  • Prolactinomas: Diagnosis and~Management
  • Acromegaly: Pathogenesis, Natural History, Diagnosis
  • Acromegaly: Medical Management
  • Acromegaly: Surgical Management
  • Cushing’s Disease: Diagnostic Evaluation
  • Cushing’s Disease: Surgical Management
  • Cushing’s Disease: Medical Management
  • Thyrotropin-secreting Pituitary Adenomas
  • Non-functioning Adenomas: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pituitary Surgery: Techniques
  • Pituitary Surgery: Peri-operative Management
  • Radiation Therapy for Pituitary Adenomas
  • Lymphocytic Hypophysitis and Inflammatory Disease of the Pituitary
  • Pituitary Apoplexy
  • Pituitary Tumors and Pregnancy
  • Management of Pituitary Incidentalomas
  • Sellar and Pituitary Tumors in Children
  • Cystic Lesions of the Sella.