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Remission after transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing disease

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In a recent study, Valassi et al. describe a subset of patients with Cushing disease with delayed remission after transsphenoidal adenomectomy. The investigators suggest that expectant management and close observation could eliminate unnecessary interventions in these patients. Could their findings change the clinical management of patients with hypercorticism after transsphenoidal adenomectomy?

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, The Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, ND-40, Cleveland, 44195, OH, USA

    Nicholas F. Marko & Robert J. Weil

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Marko, N., Weil, R. Remission after transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing disease. Nat Rev Endocrinol 6, 307–309 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2010.67

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