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A diagnosis of a neuro-endocrine disorder can be frightening. Problems with the pituitary gland and other parts of the body that depend on it can have wide-reaching effects on your health. This is where we can help. Our neurosurgeons and neuro-endocrinologists are widely respected for their expertise in pituitary tumor diagnosis and treatment.

At Barrow, our experienced team has treated a combined total of more than 1,200 pituitary tumors. Through Barrow Second Opinion, our world-renowned pituitary experts can recommend and provide the best course of treatment for your macroadenoma or microadenoma based on its size and location—whether it’s surgery, radiosurgery, or a combination of treatments.

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Pituitary and Neuro-endocrine Specialties

MOST EXPERIENCED CENTER IN ARIZONA

Barrow neurosurgeons perform more than 200 pituitary surgeries per year. From 2015-2018 we were one of the most experienced and busiest pituitary centers in the United States.
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TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY

Transsphenoidal surgery allows your neurosurgeon to use the nasal cavity as a natural corridor to remove pituitary tumors. Most of our transsphenoidal surgery patients are able to leave the hospital the day after their surgery.
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RADIOSURGERY

Radiosurgery involves no incisions and can shrink pituitary tumors over time. Precise beams of radiation damage and scar pituitary tumors while sparing nearby healthy tissue. Barrow offers the Gamma Knife system for pituitary tumors.
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COMPREHENSIVE NEURO-ENDOCRINE CARE

Our team is experienced in treating all neuro-endocrine diseases, including acromegaly, Cushing disease, prolactinomas, growth hormone deficiency, and hypopituitarism. Our neuro-endocrinologists very much value the physician-patient relationship and emphasize communication and patient satisfaction.
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WE TREAT ALL PITUITARY TUMORS

Our experienced pituitary surgeons treat all types of pituitary tumors, including non-functioning adenomas (both pituitary micro- and macroadenomas), craniopharyngiomas, growth hormone-producing tumors, ACTH-producing tumors, prolactin-producing tumors, and pituitary cystic tumors. If you are traveling for your surgery, we will work with your doctors at home to ensure continuity of care is maintained.
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CERTIFIED NEUROSCIENCE NURSES

Our nurses at the Barrow Pituitary Center receive rigorous training in the nuances and complexities of advanced neuroscience nursing practice. This guarantees that whenever you see a Barrow nurse at your bedside, you will know you are receiving expert care.
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