ea0003p192 | Neuroendocrinology | BES2002
Baldeweg S
, Pollock J
, Kane P
, Levy M
, Akinwunmi J
, Conway G
, Powell M
We examined the results of treatment of adult Cushing's disease by transphenoidal surgery by a single neurosurgeon (MP). Patients with Nelson's syndrome and those who previously had received treatment for Cushing's by a different surgeon were excluded. We reviewed the pituitary database and patient records for all patients operated between 1988 and 2000 with clear pre-operative evidence of Cushing's disease. 117 patients had clear evidence of a pituitary source of excess ACTH....