2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 2.1. Study rationale and aim An excellent bowel preparation is crucial to perform a high-quality colonoscopy and essential to visualize the entire colonic mucosa and to increase the safety of therapeutic maneuvers. Prior studies revealed that inpatient setting was
Acromegaly is a rare, chronic, disabling disease of endocrine origin that causes several debilitating systemic dysfunctions due to the excessive production of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) (Gadelha et al., 2017).
In 98% of cases, the disease is caused by a sporadic
Any adult patient with a pituitary adenoma (either non-functioning, prolactin-secreting, growth hormone secreting, gonadotropin secreting, or TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) secreting) or cyst scheduled to undergo transsphenoidal resection will be included in the study. Patients with chronic
Octreotide is a synthetic octapeptide analog of naturally occurring somatostatin, with similar pharmacological effects but a longer duration of action. It inhibits the pathological secretion of GH from pituitary adenomas, and of serotonin and other hormones by tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate. Symptoms related to BPH are one of the most common problems in older men. Histological evidence of BPH is found in more than is approximately 10% for men in their 30s, 20% for men in their 40s, reaches 50% to 60% for
The treatment of choice for most patients with symptomatic nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas is transsphenoidal surgery to improve vision by decompression of the optic chiasm, to prevent the development of endocrine dysfunction, and to treat neurological symptoms such as headache or cranial
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas are the most frequent type of pituitary tumors, defined by the lack of hormonal overproduction from the tumor. Non-functioning macroadenomas are > 1 cm in size that can cause progressive visual loss, headaches, and symptoms of pituitary dysfunction (hypopituitarism
PROJECT TITLE: Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency Following Transsphenoidal Surgery for Nonsecreting Pituitary Adenomas.
BACKGROUND Recently, an awareness of the risks of hypopituitarism in adults has been raised by epidemiological studies demonstrating its
OBJECTIVES:
- To assess the effect of rosiglitazone maleate on the core biochemical parameter, 24-hour urinary free cortisol levels, in patients with recurrent or uncured pituitary-dependent Cushing disease. (Group 1)
- To assess the effect of this drug on corticotropin-releasing hormone-stimulated
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