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Cushing's Syndrome

Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-60327-448-7
Verlag: Humana
Erscheinungstermin: 01.10.2010
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Cushing´s syndrome is a relatively rare clinical disorder that is associated with many co-morbidities such as systemic hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, impaired immune function and growth impairment in children, all of which severely reduce quality of life and life expectancy. Cushing’s Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment reviews the difficulties in distinguishing Cushing’s syndrome from these and other common conditions, such as central obesity, menstrual irregularity and depression. It also provides state-of-the-art information on various strategies to establish the diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome and the differential diagnosis among its diverse etiologies, as well as therapeutic approaches. Additionally, a range of conditions that represent challenges for the diagnosis and treatment--such as renal failure, pediatric age, cyclic hypercortisolism, and pregnancy--are covered in detail. A valuable resource not only for endocrinologists but also internal medicine physicians, gynecologists, pediatricians, pituitary surgeons and urologists, Cushing’s Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment provides insights by experts that will help all physicians dealing with Cushing´s syndrome to expand their knowledge about the condition and provide targeted, comprehensive care.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781603274487
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-60327-448-7
  • Verlag: Humana
  • Erscheinungstermin: 01.10.2010
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2010
  • Serie: Contemporary Endocrinology
  • Produktform: Gebunden, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 881 g
  • Seiten: 304
  • Format (B x H x T): 198 x 266 x 22 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Autoren/Hrsg.

Herausgeber

Physiology and Pathophysiology of the HPA axis.- Etiologies of Cushing¿s syndrome.- Pathogenesis of corticotropic tumors.- Pathogenesis of adrenocortical tumors.- Clinical features of Cushing¿s syndrome.- Laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing¿s Syndrome: Differential diagnosis with pseudo-Cushing¿s conditions as obesity, alcoholism and depression.- Laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing¿s syndrome: Differential diagnosis among the different causes of ACTH-dependent and ACTH-independent Cushing¿s syndrome.- Imaging for the differential diagnosis of Cushing¿s syndrome: MRI, CT and isotopic scanning.- Inferior petrosal sampling for the differential diagnosis of ACTH dependent Cushing¿s syndrome.- ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome: Treatment of Cushing¿s disease.- Treatment of Cushings Syndrome: Surgical Treatment.- Adrenal-Directed Treatment Options for Cushing's Disease.- Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cushing's Disease.- Medical Management of Cushing's syndrome.- ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome: Clinical and diagnostic aspects, and treatment approaches for ectopic Cushing¿s syndrome.- Revisiting the Nelson's syndrome: Corticotroph Tumor Progression after bilateral adrenalectomy in Cushing's disease.- ACTH-independent Cushing¿s syndrome: Adrenocortical tumors.- ACTH-independent Cushing¿s syndrome: Bilateral macronodular hyperplasia.- ACTH-independent Cushing¿s syndrome: primary pigmented nodular adrenal disease in the context of Carney¿s complex.- Glucocorticoid Resistance.- Post-operative replacement and assessment of HPA axis recovery in Cushing's syndrome.- Special aspects of Cushing¿s syndrome: Pregnancy.- Special aspects of Cushing¿s syndrome: Childhood.- Special aspects of Cushing¿s syndrome: Cyclic Cushing¿s syndrome.