Pinealectomy

Pinealectomy
Pinealectomy
Specialty	Endocrinology
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Pinealectomy is a surgical procedure in which the pineal gland is removed.^[1] It is performed only in rare cases, where a pineocytoma or a pineal gland cyst has become life-threatening.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

↑ Arendt, Josephine (1995). Melatonin and the mammalian pineal gland (1. ed.). London Weinheim: Chapman & Hall. p. 204. ISBN 0412536005.

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[1] Arendt, Josephine (1995). Melatonin and the mammalian pineal gland (1. ed.). London Weinheim: Chapman & Hall. p. 204. ISBN 0412536005.

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v t e Test and procedures involving the endocrine system
Pancreas	Islet cell transplantation see also digestive system procedures
Pituitary	Hypophysectomy Transsphenoidal surgery Combined rapid anterior pituitary evaluation panel
Thyroid	Thyroidectomy Parathyroidectomy Tests Radioactive iodine uptake test Sestamibi parathyroid scan TRH stimulation test
Adrenal gland	Adrenalectomy Tests Dexamethasone suppression test ACTH stimulation test Captopril suppression test Fluid deprivation test
Pineal gland	Pinealectomy

Pinealectomy

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