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Treatment options for Cushing disease after unsuccessful transsphenoidal surgery

James K. Liu, Maria Fleseriu, Johnny B. Delashaw, Ivan Ćirić, William T. Couldwell, Ph.D. Ph.D.

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Repeat Transsphenoidal SurgeryAs indicated earlier, transsphenoidal surgical removal of ACTH-producing pituitary adenomas is currently recommended as the first-line treatment for Cushing disease.The reported rates of remission are variable because of the wide

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Repeat Transsphenoidal SurgeryAs indicated earlier, transsphenoidal surgical removal of ACTH-producing pituitary adenomas is currently recommended as the first-line treatment for Cushing disease.The reported rates of remission are variable because of the wide

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Repeat Transsphenoidal SurgeryAs indicated earlier, transsphenoidal surgical removal of ACTH-producing pituitary adenomas is currently recommended as the first-line treatment for Cushing disease.The reported rates of remission are variable because of the wide

Key concepts: Medicine, Hypercortisolemia, Transsphenoidal surgery, Cushing's disease, Radiosurgery, Cushing Disease, Surgery, Pituitary tumors

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