Division of Endocrinology, Mayo College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Feb;26(1):9-19. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.06.003.
Incidentally discovered pituitary lesions are commonly encountered in the current era of ever-increasing imaging. Individualizing a particular approach implies a thorough analysis of existing evidence and balancing it against different patient expectations. We will illustrate the application of principles of Evidence-Based Medicine to a case of a pituitary incidentaloma by formulating questions that are important to patient care and finding related evidence. Our objective is to reflect the opportunities and the challenges that an evidence-based clinical approach offers to clinicians and patients.
偶然发现的垂体病变在当前影像学日益增多的时代很常见。个体化的特定方法意味着对现有证据进行彻底分析，并将其与不同患者的期望进行平衡。我们将通过提出对患者护理重要的问题并找到相关证据，来说明将循证医学原则应用于垂体意外瘤病例的情况。我们的目的是反映循证临床方法为临床医生和患者带来的机遇和挑战。
