Abstract Cushing's disease (CD), or pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome, is a severe
endocrine disease caused by a corticotroph pituitary tumor and associated with increased …

Cushing's syndrome results from lengthy and inappropriate exposure to excessive
glucocorticoids. Untreated, it has significant morbidity and mortality. The syndrome remains …

Background: The outcome of bilateral adrenalectomy (BADx) in patients with Cushing's
syndrome (CS) is not well characterized. Methods: A literature search was performed with …

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) was first described in the literature in 1992, and has
become the preferred method for the removal of benign functioning and non-functioning …

Cushing's syndrome is a rare endocrine disease characterized by cortisol hypersecretion,
induced mainly by a pituitary tumor (Cushing's disease) or, rarely, by an adrenal or an …

Objective Our aim was to review short-and long-term outcomes of patients treated with
bilateral adrenalectomy (BADx) in ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome. Methods We …

Background Cushing's syndrome (CS), due to multiple etiologies, is a disorder associated
with the ravages of cortisol excess. The purpose of this review article is to provide a …

Background Most patients requiring bilateral adrenalectomy have adrenocorticotropin
hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome. Some of these patients are severely …

Background Different techniques for laparoscopic adrenalectomy have been proposed with
the lateral transperitoneal approach and posterior retroperitoneal approach being the two …

The recent discoveries on the genetic and molecular background of hypercortisolism have
radically improved the knowledge of the pathophysiology of Cushing's syndrome and …