Recurrent Hyponatremia as the Presenting Feature of Empty Sella
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Received: December 3, 2009; Revised: February 25, 2010; Accepted: March 31, 2010 Corresponding author: Shih-Hua Lin, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-gong Road, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Republic of China. Tel: +886-2-87927213; Fax: +886-287927134; E-mail: [email protected] J Med Sci 2010;30(3):111-114 http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/3003111.pdf Copyright © 2010 JMS
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