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Recovery from Cushing syndrome and Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion
Rochester, MN
The primary purpose of this study is to determine pre-surgical and post-surgical predictors of the duration and severity of glucocorticoid withdrawal in patients undergoing a curative surgery for cortisol excess.
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A Study to Evaluate Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery and Pituitary Surgery Quality of Life
Rochester, MN
The objectives of this study are to:
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- Measure the short and long-term overall and nasal-specific quality of life (QOL) impact of patients undergoing Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery (EESBS) for pituitary and sellar lesions.
- Determine the relative difference in QOL impact of EESBS for patients undergoing surgery for functional and nonfunctional pituitary adenomas.
- Generate baseline data to development and validate a site-specific endoscopic-specific comprehensive QOL for EESBS.
- Particular tumors of interest include pituitary tumors, Rathke’s cleft cysts, craniopharyngiomas, clival chordomas and chondrosarcomas.
- Specific QOL aims focus on olfaction (sense of smell), gustation (sense of taste) and nasal function.
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A Study to Use a Patient Monitoring Application that Monitors Physiological Data, Psychosocial Data, and Responses to Survey Questions in Patients Undergoing Cranial or Spinal Surgery
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to use a patient monitoring application that monitors physiological data, psychosocial data, and responses to survey questions collected during a one month pre and three and six month postoperative observation period.