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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302007000800022
Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery (TSS) remains the treatment of choice for Cushing’s disease (CD). Despite the widespread acceptance of this procedure as the first line treatment in CD, the indication of a second TSS in not cured or relapsed DC patients is not consensus. We report the results of TSS in 108 patients with CD (a total of 117 surgeries). The mean postoperative follow-up period was 6 years. Remission was defined as clinical and laboratorial signs of adrenal insufficiency, period of […]
Keywords: Cushing’s disease; Remission rates; Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery