Recurrence of Cushing's disease after successful transsphenoidal surgery occurs in some 30% of the patients and the response to desmopressin shortly after surgery has been proposed as a marker for disease recurrence. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the response to desmopressin over time after surgery. We tested 56 patients with Cushing's disease in remission after transsphenoidal s...

Study objective: To learn how to avoid injury the carotid artery during recurrent pituitary surgery. Design: Through transsphenoidal endonasal approach steps of surgery with avoidance complications were described in video particularly use Minidoppler was localise carotids. Setting: Comfort Nursing Home, a private hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. Subject/Audience: Neurosurgeons/Residents. Interventio...

OBJECT The authors review their experience in the treatment of 16 patients with primary hypophysitis. METHODS A retrospective study was undertaken to review cases of primary hypophysitis. The mean age of the patients was 47 years and there was an equal distribution of sexes. Recent pregnancy and underlying autoimmunity were noted in 50% of the patients. Two patients had undergone previous tra...