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  2. Hyperpituitarism - Wikipedia

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    Hyperpituitarism is a condition due to the primary hypersecretion of pituitary hormones; [3] [medical citation needed] it typically results from a pituitary adenoma.In children with hyperpituitarism, disruption of growth regulation is rare, either because of hormone hypersecretion or because of manifestations caused by local compression of the adenoma.

  3. Pituitary disease - Wikipedia

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    Hypophysitis, inflammation of the pituitary gland.; Autoimmune hypophysitis (or lymphocytic hypophysitis), inflammation of the pituitary gland due to autoimmunity.; Nelson's syndrome, may occur after surgical removal of both adrenal glands, an out-dated method of treating Cushing's disease.

  4. Obstructed labour - Wikipedia

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    The treatment of obstructed labour may require cesarean section or vacuum extraction with possible surgical opening of the symphysis pubis. [4] Caesarean section is an invasive method but is often the only method that will save the lives of both the mother and the infant. [18] Symphysiotomy is the surgical opening of the symphysis pubis.

  5. Sheehan's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Sheehan's syndrome, also known as postpartum pituitary gland necrosis, occurs when the pituitary gland is damaged due to significant blood loss and hypovolemic shock (ischemic necrosis) or stroke, originally described during or after childbirth leading to decreased functioning of the pituitary gland (hypopituitarism). [1]

  6. Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome (CIDS), also called cretinism, [2] is a medical condition present at birth marked by impaired physical and mental development, due to insufficient thyroid hormone production (hypothyroidism) often caused by insufficient dietary iodine during pregnancy. It is one cause of underactive thyroid function at ...

  7. Pituitary apoplexy - Wikipedia

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    Amongst reported associations are surgery (especially coronary artery bypass graft, where there are significant fluctuations in the blood pressure), disturbances in blood coagulation or medication that inhibits coagulation, radiation therapy to the pituitary, traumatic brain injury, pregnancy (during which the pituitary enlarges) and treatment ...

  8. Pituitary gland - Wikipedia

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    Hyperpituitarism, the increased (hyper) secretion of one or more of the hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland; Hypopituitarism, the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland; Panhypopituitarism a decreased secretion of most of the pituitary hormones; Pituitary tumours

  9. Pituitary adenoma - Wikipedia

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    Hormone secreting pituitary adenomas cause one of several forms of hyperpituitarism.The specifics depend on the type of hormone. Some tumors secrete more than one hormone, the most common combination [8] being GH and prolactin, which present as gigantism or acromegaly and unexpected lactation (in both men and women).

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