Pituitary MRI educational series: craniopharyngioma
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Endoscopic resection of a craniopharyngioma.
Philip Theodosopoulos, M.D., Professor and Vice-Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco is the Director of the Skull Base Tumor Program and has extensive experience performing endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for
2023 Pituitary Conference
We’re delighted to announce the 2023 Pituitary Conference on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the UCSF Mission Bay Genentech Hall, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, CA. Join us for
Life isn’t healed after surgery
A young woman called me last year to make an appointment. She told me she had recently had endoscopic neurosurgery for craniopharyngioma. She was suffering from severe anxiety and depression. She hoped to find a mental health professional who would understand the critical link between the endocrine system and her mental health symptoms.
Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: UCSF Case Studies
From Dr. Ezequiel (Eze) Goldschmidt and UCSF Health Medconnection a collection of minimally invasive skull base surgery cases. UCSF’s Ezequiel (Eze) Goldschmidt, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive techniques, including the endoscopic endonasal
Don’t miss the taped presentations from the Acromegaly Community Conference
Watch the taped presentations from the Acromegaly Community Conference! We are thrilled to bring you the taped representations from our live coverage of the Acromegaly Community conference. This years’ conference was packed with great presentations from
The science of pain
From JD Faccinetti – cofounder – Pain, especially chronic pain, is the consummate mind-body disease where sensation and emotion become inextricably intertwined, says the University of California at Davis pain specialist Dr. Scott Fishman. The aches
Hyponatremia after Pituitary Surgery.
From Lewis S Blevins Jr. MD: A 37-year-old woman presented with visual compromise and headache. MRI demonstrated a 2.0 cm cystic pituitary lesion thought to be representative of a Rathke’s cleft cyst. Pituitary functions were
Pituitary Gland Development and Disease: From Stem Cell to Hormone Production
From Dr. Lewis Blevins: For those of you interested in pituitary stem cells, pituitary development, etc., take a look at this link for a great treatise. “Many aspects of pituitary development have become better understood
Comments: Our community speaks
We’ve been combing the PWN website and Facebook news feed in search of interesting comments from our readers and thought we’d share a few. Our readers are our best contributors and their comments provide very
Pituitary cysts
From Lewis S Blevins Jr, MD – Pituitary cysts come in a variety of different sizes and flavors. Before we talk about them it is useful to review pituitary embryology. The pituitary gland develops from a
The Real Life of a Pituitary Patient
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist – A young woman called me last year to make an appointment. She told me she had recently had endoscopic neurosurgery for craniopharyngioma. She was suffering