Author:
van Seters A. P.,Jenny M.,Querido A.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Nineteen out of 38 patients with Cushing's disease were successfully treated by unilateral adrenalectomy and post-operative pituitary irradiation. Follow-up periods ranged from 1 to 11 years, with an average of 5.7 years. Determinations of cortisol secretion were performed in 13 patients as part of the follow-up study for the evaluation of the therapeutic result. In 11 patients, the secretion rates varied between 12.4 and 30.9 mg/24 h, values which are considered normal. Unilateral adrenalectomy followed by pituitary irradiation is advocated as the primary treatment in patients suffering from Cushing's disease without serious complications.
Subject
Endocrinology,General Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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7 articles.
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