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Transsphenoidal surgery — is a type of surgery in which surgical instruments are inserted into part of the brain by going through the nose and the sphenoid bone (a butterfly shaped bone at the base of the skull). Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the… … Wikipedia
transsphenoidal surgery — A type of surgery in which instruments are inserted into part of the brain by going through the nose and the sphenoid bone (a butterfly shaped bone at the base of the skull). Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the pituitary gland … English dictionary of cancer terms
transsphenoidal — adjective Through the nose and the sphenoid bone … Wiktionary
transsphenoidal adenomectomy — noun A surgical procedure for the removal of a tumor in Cushings syndrome … Wiktionary
pituitary tumour — ▪ disease most common cause of enlargement of the sella turcica, the bone cavity in the head in which the pituitary gland is located. There are two general types of pituitary tumours hormone secreting and nonsecreting. There are five types… … Universalium
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
Glucose tolerance test — Intervention MeSH D005951 A glucose tolerance test is a medical test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood … Wikipedia
Acromegaly — Infobox Disease Name = Acromegaly Caption = DiseasesDB = 114 ICD10 = ICD10|E|22|0|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|253.0 ICDO = OMIM = 102200 MedlinePlus = 000321 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 27 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|derm|593 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
Thyroidectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 06.3 06.5 MeSH … Wikipedia
Hypopituitarism — Infobox Disease Name = Hypopituitarism Caption = The pituitary gland on a plate from Gray s Anatomy (1918). The anterior lobe is on the left, and the posterior lobe on the right, both in red. DiseasesDB = 6522 ICD10 = ICD10|E|23|0|e|20,… … Wikipedia
