The treatment of Cushing's disease

R Pivonello, M De Leo, A Cozzolino… - Endocrine …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
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

A Lacroix, RA Feelders, CA Stratakis, LK Nieman - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Chronic exposure to excess glucorticoids results in diverse manifestations of Cushing's
syndrome, including debilitating morbidities and increased mortality. Genetic and molecular …

Treatment of Cushing's syndrome: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

LK Nieman, BMK Biller, JW Findling… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for treating Cushing's
syndrome. Participants: Participants include an Endocrine Society-appointed Task Force of …

Cushing's syndrome

J Newell-Price, X Bertagna, AB Grossman, LK Nieman - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Cushing's syndrome results from lengthy and inappropriate exposure to excessive
glucocorticoids. Untreated, it has significant morbidity and mortality. The syndrome remains …

The European Registry on Cushing's syndrome: 2-year experience. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

E Valassi, A Santos, M Yaneva, M Tóth… - European journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objective The European Registry on Cushing's syndrome (ERCUSYN) is designed
to collect prospective and follow-up data at EU level on Cushing's syndrome (CS). Design …

MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: The burden of Cushing's disease: clinical and health-related quality of life aspects

RA Feelders, SJ Pulgar, A Kempel… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by excess
secretion of ACTH due to a pituitary adenoma. Current treatment options are limited and …

Outcome of bilateral adrenalectomy in Cushing's syndrome: a systematic review

K Ritzel, F Beuschlein, A Mickisch… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Neuropsychiatric disorders in Cushing's syndrome

R Pivonello, C Simeoli, MC De Martino… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS), a rare endocrine disorder characterized by cortisol
hypersecretion, is associated with psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders. Major …

Treatment and follow-up of clinically nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas

OM Dekkers, AM Pereira… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Context: Although the majority of pituitary macroadenomas are clinically nonfunctioning,
treatments as well as follow-up strategy for this condition lack evidence from randomized …

Impaired subjective health status in 256 patients with adrenal insufficiency on standard therapy based on cross-sectional analysis

S Hahner, M Loeffler, M Fassnacht… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background: There is mounting evidence that current replacement regimens fail to restore
health-related subjective health status fully in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI). Here …