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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Neurosurgical Procedures > Hypophysectomy > Hypophysectomy, Chemical
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Endocrine Surgical Procedures > Hypophysectomy > Hypophysectomy, Chemical

Preferred term

Hypophysectomy, Chemical  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Chemical Hypophysectomies
  • Chemical Hypophysectomy
  • Hypophysectomies, Chemical

Note

  • coord IM with disease /ther (IM), not /surg; usually performed with ethyl alcohol so do not index under ETHANOL unless particularly discussed

Scope note

  • Total or subtotal destruction of the pituitary gland by chemical injection. It is usually achieved by injection of ethyl alcohol via trans-sphenoidal cannulation under stereotaxic control. It is usually performed for the treatment of intractable pain.

History note

  • 91(82); was see under HYPOPHYSECTOMY 1982-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007017

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