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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302010000100004
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to review the results of surgery for pediatric patients with Cushing’s disease who were less than 18 years old and underwent transsphenoidal surgery in a specialized center during a 25-year period. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Retrospective study, in which the medical records, histology and pituitary imaging of 15 consecutive pediatric patients with Cushing’s disease (mean age: 13 years) were evaluated by the same team of endocrinologists and a neurosurgeon from 1982 to 2006. Patients […]
Keywords: Cushing’s disease; pediatric neurosurgery; Pituitary tumor; transsphenoidal surgery