1991
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj1954.38.573
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Partial Growth Hormone Deficiency with Pituitary Stalk Transection.

Abstract: Abstract. Partial growth hormone deficiency was found in a 13-year-old Japanese boy who was born by breech delivery. Magnetic resonance imaging showed transection of the pituitary stalk and the presence of an ectopic posterior lobe located at the proximal stump of the transected stalk.

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“…Cette évolutivité n′est pas soulignée dans les publications, mais les formes cliniques différentes correspondent probablement à des stades évolutifs différents [ 7 ]. Hasegawa et al décrivent le cas d′un garçon qui présente un retard statural sans déficit à 5 ans, puis un déficit partiel de GH à 13 ans [ 8 ].…”
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“…Cette évolutivité n′est pas soulignée dans les publications, mais les formes cliniques différentes correspondent probablement à des stades évolutifs différents [ 7 ]. Hasegawa et al décrivent le cas d′un garçon qui présente un retard statural sans déficit à 5 ans, puis un déficit partiel de GH à 13 ans [ 8 ].…”
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“…Yamanaka et al reported that MRI showed pituitary stalk transection and/or an ectopic posterior lobe in most cases of CGHD, but not in patients with PGHD (partial growth hormone deficiency) [2]. On the other hand, Hasegawa et al reported a case of PGHD with pituitary stalk transection, and commented that some patients with PGHD might constitute a mild form of CGHD caused by birth injury [3].…”
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confidence: 99%