Clinical features and treatment in Cushing's disease. 18 cases |
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| Authors: | Cheikhrouhou Héla Khiari Karima Hadj Ali Insaf Chérif Lotfi Ben Abdallah Néjib |
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| Affiliation: | Service de Médecine Interne A, Endocrinlolgie, Diabétologie, H?pital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie. |
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| Abstract: | We report a retrospective study about 18 Cushing's diseases in the department of endocrinology at Charles Nicolle hospital in 24 years. The mean age was 33.7 years with a male-female ratio of 4/14. Diagnosis was established on adrenocorticotropin hormone analysis and pituitary imaging. Transsphenoidal adenomectomy was released in 8 cases of Cushing's disease, it was successful in 5 patients (62.5%). Bilateral adrenalectomy was performed in three cases. |
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