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Published in: Pituitary 2/2012

01-06-2012

Unusual cause of primary amenorrhea due to kissing internal carotid arteries

Authors: Mustafa Sahin, Alper Dilli, Basak Karbek, Ilknur Oztürk Unsal, Askın Gungunes, Nujen Colak, Bekir Uçan, Erman Cakal, Mustafa Ozbek, Tuncay Delibasi

Published in: Pituitary | Issue 2/2012

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Disorders of anterior pituitary like tumors may cause amenorrhea. Non neoplastic sella lesions like infiltrative or infectious diseases may compress pituitary and may lead to secondary amenorrhea by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Congenital isolated gonadotropin deficiency such as Kallman’s syndrome may cause primary amenorrhea [1]. …
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Title
Unusual cause of primary amenorrhea due to kissing internal carotid arteries
Authors
Mustafa Sahin
Alper Dilli
Basak Karbek
Ilknur Oztürk Unsal
Askın Gungunes
Nujen Colak
Bekir Uçan
Erman Cakal
Mustafa Ozbek
Tuncay Delibasi
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pituitary / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1386-341X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7403
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-012-0393-9

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