Prevalence of Nelson's syndrome after bilateral adrenalectomy in patients with cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Eleni PapakokkinouMarta PiaseckaHanne Krage CarlsenDimitrios ChantzichristosDaniel S OlssonPer DahlqvistMaria PeterssonKatarina BerinderSophie BensingCharlotte HöybyeBritt Edén EngströmPia BurmanCecilia FollinDavid PetranekEva Marie ErfurthJeanette WahlbergBertil EkmanAnna-Karin ÅkermanErik SchwarczGudmundur JohannssonHenrik FalhammarOskar RagnarssonPublished in: Pituitary (2021)
Every fourth patient with CD treated with BA develops NS, and every fifth patient requires pituitary-specific treatment. The risk of NS may persist for up to four decades after BA. Life-long follow-up is essential for early detection and adequate treatment of NS.
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