Cushing’s Disease Pituitary Surgery versus Adrenalectomy
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
We describe two patients of the Department of Medicine at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, with Cushing’s disease. Teir magnetic resonance imaging scans of the pituitary were negative. One patient was treated by transsphenoidal surgery and the other by bilateral endoscopic adrenalectomy. Both procedures were successful and the patients cured. Te advantages and disadvantages of these two approaches are discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
Omayma El-Shafie| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Fatma B Abid| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Nayal Al-Kindy| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Dilip Sankhla| Department of Radiology & Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Nicholas J Woodhouse| Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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