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| Lewis S BlevinsSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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An approach to the management of patients with residual Cushing's diseaseLewis S Blevins
California Center for Pituitary Disorders, University of California at San Francisco, Room A 808, San Francisco, CA 94143 0350, USA
J Neurooncol 94:313-9. 2009....
Suprasellar Rathke cleft cysts: clinical presentation and treatment outcomesMatthew B Potts
Department of Neurosurgery and California Center for Pituitary Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
Neurosurgery 69:1058-68; discussion 1068-7. 2011..Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs), benign remnants of the Rathke pouch typically arising in the sella, sometimes have suprasellar extension. Purely suprasellar RCCs are rarely reported...
Utility of the immediate postoperative cortisol concentrations in patients with Cushing's diseaseMichael E Sughrue
California Center for Pituitary Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0350, USA
Neurosurgery 67:688-95; discussion 695. 2010..Several investigators have recommended serial measurements of serum cortisol in the days following pituitary surgery to identify patients at risk of recurrence...
Excess mortality for patients with residual disease following resection of pituitary adenomasMichael E Sughrue
California Center for Pituitary Disorders, University of California, 400 Parnassus Avenue, Room A 808, San Francisco, CA 94143 0350, USA
Pituitary 14:276-83. 2011....
Long term outcome following repeat transsphenoidal surgery for recurrent endocrine-inactive pituitary adenomasEdward F Chang
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Pituitary 13:223-9. 2010..Our data suggest that when performed by experienced transsphenoidal surgeons, durable tumor control can be obtained in these frequently locally aggressive tumors with acceptable rates of post-operative morbidity...
Use of intravenous conivaptan in neurosurgical patients with hyponatremia from syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretionMatthew B Potts
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
Neurosurgery 69:268-73. 2011..Conivaptan is an arginine vasopressin receptor antagonist that has been shown to be both safe and effective in the treatment of euvolemic and hypervolemic hyponatremia...
Extreme correction of hyponatremia in a patient treated with intravenous conivaptanMichael E Sughrue
California Center for Pituitary Disorders at University of California, San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Avenue, Room A 808, San Francisco, California 94143 0350, USA
J Clin Neurosci 17:1331-4. 2010..Thus, the exact clinical situation should be taken into consideration, especially in cases of subacute to chronic hyponatremia, where such an extreme correction could lead to neurologic devastation...
