With the widespread use of computed tomography and MRI, the incidental discovery of pituitary incidentalomas is increasing in frequency. The most common cause of a pituitary mass is a pituitary ...
Growth hormone treatment is a safe and effective therapy that’s often used to treat children and adults with a deficiency in human growth hormone (also known as HGH or somatropin).
(1) The first phase of diabetes insipidus is initiated by a partial or complete pituitary stalk section, which severs the connections between the cell bodies of AVP-secreting neurons in the ...
IN the differentiation of adrenal hyperplasia from adrenal neoplasm as the cause of Cushing's syndrome the size of the pituitary fossa may be a useful diagnostic aid. Previous studies have ...
A 36-year-old man with a 6-month history of asthenia, impotence, loss of libido, polyuria, and polydipsia attended our department; he also reported needing to wake up twice at night to urinate and ...
Craniopharyngiomas are brain tumors that negatively impact the hormonal function of the nearby pituitary. The tumor location often prevents necessary surgical intervention. Alternative pharmacological ...