Do you want to be up to date on the latest concepts of diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from disorders of the pituitary gland?
Are you looking for an expert guide to the best clinical management?
If so, this is the book for you, providing a full analysis of pituitary disorder management from acromegaly to Addison's Disease; from Cushing's Disease to hypopituitarism; from hormone disorders to hormone replacement.
Well-illustrated throughout, and with contributions from leading specialists in pituitary disease, inside you'll find comprehensive and expert coverage, including:
Diagnosing pituitary disease Management options for each disorder Complications that can occur Psychological and psychosocial effects of pituitary disease What outcomes you and your patients can expect over the long term Current research and clinical trials related to pituitary disease
Pituitary Disorders: Diagnosis and Management is the perfect clinical tool for physicians and health care providers from many related disciplines, and an essential companion for the best quality management of pituitary patients.
Edited by:
Edward R. Laws Jr.,
Shereen Ezzat,
Sylvia L. Asa,
Linda M. Rio,
Lorin Michel
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 191mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 816g
ISBN: 9780470672013
ISBN 10: 0470672013
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 19 April 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors, ix Introduction, xiv Robert Knutzen Abbreviations, xvi Section 1: Overview 1 The Endocrine System, 3 Sylvia L. Asa and Shereen Ezzat 2 Signs and Symptoms of Pituitary Disease, 13 Physical Manifestations of Pituitary Disorders, 13 Eva Fernandez-Rodriguez, Ignacio Bernabeu, and Felipe F. Casanueva Emotional Manifestations of Pituitary Disorders, 15 Eva N. Kassi, Gregory A. Kaltsas, and George P. Chrousos Mental Health Aspects of Pituitary Disorders, 17 Valerie Golden Section 2: Disorders 3 Acromegaly, 23 Shereen Ezzat 4 Secondary Adrenal Insuffi ciency, 32 Tobias Else and Richard J. Auchus 5 Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency, 47 T. Brooks Vaughan III, Kristen Owen Riley, and Lewis S. Blevins Jr. 6 Pituitary Carcinoma, 55 Sylvia L. Asa 7 Craniopharyngioma, 59 Jessica K. Devin 8 Cushing’s Syndrome, 67 Lewis S. Blevins Jr. 9 Empty Sella Syndrome, 77 Michael C. Oh and Manish K. Aghi 10 Familial Pituitary Adenomas, 87 Laura C. Hernández-Ramírez and Márta Korbonits 11 Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone Secreting Tumors, 111 Bahram Khazai, Ronald S. Swerdloff, and Christina Wang 12 Hypopituitarism, 120 Klara J. Rosenquist and Ursula B. Kaiser 13 Clinically Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas, 130 Brandon A. Miller, Adriana G. Ioachimescu, and Nelson M. Oyesiku 14 Prolactinoma, 138 Luis G. Sobrinho 15 Rathke’s Cleft Cysts, 146 Seunggu J. Han, Arman Jahangiri, and Manish K. Aghi 16 Thyroid Hormone Deficiency, 153 Whitney W. Woodmansee 17 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Secreting Tumor, 159 Andrea Lania, Luca Persani, and Paolo Beck-Peccoz 18 Pituitary Disorders – Specific Issues for Women, 167 Maria Fleseriu, Christine G. Yedinak, Jessica Brzana, and Shirley McCartney 19 Hypogonadism and Male Sexual Function, 179 Prasanth N. Surampudi, Christina Wang, and Ronald S. Swerdloff 20 Pituitary Disorders Specific to Children, 193 Kathryn Pade and Mitchell E. Geffner Section 3: Diagnosing Pituitary Disorders 21 Physical Examination , 207 Laurence Katznelson 22 Pituitary Endocrine Function Testing , 213 Shereen Ezzat Section 4: Treatment of Pituitary Disorders 23 Medical Management of Pituitary Adenomas , 227 Paolo Cappabianca, Daniel M. Prevedello, Michelangelo de Angelis, Andressa Bornschein, Leo F. S. Ditzel Filho, Domenico Solari, Ricardo L. Carrau, Felice Esposito, Danielle de Lara, Luigi M. Cavallo, and Annamaria Colao 24 Surgical Management of Pituitary Disorders , 243 Pure Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery, 243 Gautam U. Mehta and John A. Jane Jr. Open Transcranial Approaches to the Sella, 245 Ian F. Dunn Endoscopic Skull Base Approaches, 247 Tong Yang and Theodore H. Schwartz Transnasal Endoscope-Assisted Transsphenoidal Approach for Pituitary Tumors, 248 Huy T. Duong and Daniel F. Kelly 25 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas, 255 Brian J. Williams, Stephen J. Monteith, and Jason P. Sheehan 26 Hormone Replacement Therapy, 265 Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults, 265 Joseph A. M. J. L. Janssen and Aart Jan van der Lely Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children and Adolescents, 269 Alan D. Rogol Pituitary Hormone Replacement in Women, 272 Adriana G. Ioachimescu Section 5: Complications that Accompany Pituitary Disease 27 Complications of Pituitary Disease, 279 Cardiac Complications, 279 Ludovica F. S. Grasso, Alessia Cozzolino , and Annamaria Colao Cognitive Dysfunction, 280 Krystallenia I. Alexandraki, Gregory A. Kaltsas, and George P. Chrousos Diabetes Insipidus, 281 Marco Faustini-Fustini and Giorgio Frank Headaches, 282 Paul B. Rizzoli Obesity, 283 Andrea L. Utz Osteoporosis, 284 Andrea L. Utz Permanent Hormone Deficiency, 285 Andrea L. Utz Visual Deficits Caused by Pituitary Tumors, 286 Sashank Prasad Section 6: General Psychological and Psychosocial Effects 28 General Psychological and Psychosocial Effects of Pituitary Disorders, 293 Valerie Golden Section 7: Long Term: What You and Your Patients Can Expect 29 Living with Pituitary Disease, 303 Jessica K. Devin Section 8: Research and Clinical Trials 30 Research and Clinical Trials, 313 Brittany P. Sumerel and Anthony P. Heaney Section 9: Resources 31 Fundamentals of Pituitary Pathology, 325 Sylvia L. Asa Glossary, 333 Pejman Cohan Index, 347
Sylvia Asa, MD, PhD, Clinical Department Head, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, University Health Network and Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada. Edward R. Laws, MD, FACS, Director, Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Shereen Ezzat, FACO, FRCPC, MD, Professor of Medicine & Oncology Head, Endocrine Oncology Site Group, Princess Margaret Hospital, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Linda Rio, MA, MFT, Pituitary Network Association, Los Angeles, California, USA.
