Long‐term remission rates after pituitary surgery for Cushing's disease: the need for long‐term surveillance

Summary Objective There have been a few reports on long‐term remission rates after apparent early remission following pituitary surgery in the management of Cushing's disease. An undetectable postoperative serum cortisol has been regarded as the result most likely to predict long‐term remission. Our objective was to assess the relapse rates in patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery in order to determine whether undetectable cortisol...