title: Assessment of postoperative hypocortisolism after pituitary surgery: when and how?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Carlos Haya University Hospital, Malaga, Spain. Electronic address: marraezs@commalaga.com.
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arraez
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006854:Hydrocortisone
keywords: ACTH; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; CRH; Corticotropin-releasing hormone; Cortisol; Endonasal transsphenoidal surgery; Glucocorticoid therapy; HPA; Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis; ITT; Insulin intolerance test; MSC; Morning serum cortisol; Pituitary adenoma; Rathke cleft cyst