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Cyclical Cushing's syndrome first diagnosed after pituitary surgery: a trap for the unwary
Author(s) -
Atkinson A. B.,
McCance O. R.,
Kennedy L.,
Sheridan B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1992.tb01447.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cushing syndrome , endocrine system , cushing's disease , microsurgery , disease , endocrinology , trap (plumbing) , general surgery , pediatrics , hormone , environmental engineering , engineering
SUMMARY Three patients were studied after transsphenoldal microsurgery for Cushing's disease because their symptoms and signs were slow to settle and/or because they had variable endocrine results. All were established as having cyclical Cushing's syndrome, first diagnosed post‐operatively. This may be a much more common finding than previously realized and emphasizes the need for detailed and ongoing endocrlnologlcal Investigation after transsphenoldal surgery for Cushing's disease