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Obesity after childhood craniopharyngioma--German multicenter study on pre-operative risk factors and quality of life.
Klinische Padiatrie - 1 Jan 2000
Müller H L, Bueb K, Bartels U, Roth C, Harz K, Graf N, Korinthenberg R, Bettendorf M, Kühl J, Gutjahr P, Sörensen N, Calaminus G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Craniopharyngiomas are tumorous embryogenic malformations. As the survival rate after craniopharyngioma is high (92 %), prognosis and quality of life (QoL) in survivors mainly depend on adverse late effects such as obesity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyzed 214 children and adolescents with craniopharyngioma. The records of 185 patients (86 %) were available for retrospective analysis of weight...
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