2018
DOI: 10.26717/bjstr.2018.11.002081
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Childhood Hypopituitarism: A Three Decades of Experience from a Major Teaching Hospital in Central Region (Riyadh) Saudi Arabia

Abstract: children with acquired forms are discovered relatively early in life [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. This article reports on the clinical experience of childhood hypopituitarism from a major teaching hospital, King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) in the central region of Saudi Arabia over more than 25 years, January 1989 to December 2017. KKUH is affiliated to King Saud University and provides primary, secondary and tertiary health care service to the local population and receives patients' referral from all over the… Show more

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“…There was no gender difference, proving the sporadic origin of brain tumours. Most tumours close to the hypothalamic-pituitary region cause pituitary hormone deficiency upon presentation, with craniopharyngioma being the commonest [18,22,23]. This is possibly due to the mass effect of the tumour that would damage the vascular and neuronal supply of the surrounding tissues and structures.…”
Section: Original Articlementioning
confidence: 99%
“…There was no gender difference, proving the sporadic origin of brain tumours. Most tumours close to the hypothalamic-pituitary region cause pituitary hormone deficiency upon presentation, with craniopharyngioma being the commonest [18,22,23]. This is possibly due to the mass effect of the tumour that would damage the vascular and neuronal supply of the surrounding tissues and structures.…”
Section: Original Articlementioning
confidence: 99%