title: Hyperadrenocorticism: treating dogs.
abstract: This article is a complete review of all reported therapies for hyperadrenocorticism in dogs. Both medical and surgical options for treating pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism and adrenal tumor-related disease are discussed, and the efficacy, safety, and use of these treatments are compared.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
authors.forename: Cassandra G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Thomas K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D000304:Adrenal Cortex Function Tests; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008939:Mitotane / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D008939:Mitotane; C009954:trilostane; D007654:Ketoconazole