Study Design. Case series. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship
between fusion and adjacent segment disease via Dynesys long-term outcomes. Summary …

Ghrelin is a newly discovered peptide hormone produced by the stomach that displays potent
growth hormone-releasing activity and a stimulatory effect on food intake and digestive …

Objective: Cervical spine clinical adjacent segment pathology (CASP) has a reported 3%
annual incidence and 26% ten-year prevalence. Its pathophysiology remains controversial, …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To elucidate how performance indicators are
currently used in spine surgery. Summary of Background Data. The Patient Protection and …

DISCUSSION Pituitary abscess is a very rare entity. Described in several surgical series of
pituitary disorders, the reported frequency is between 0.2-1% 1 with the three largest series …

BackgroundThe expansion of age-related degenerative spine pathologies has led to
increased referrals to spine surgeons. However, the majority of patients referred for surgical …

… In its acylated form, ghrelin displays a potent GH-releasing activity, mediated by the GH
secretagogue receptor type 1a (GHS-R1a) (4, 5), that is concentrated in central and peripheral …

… GHS because of their potent GH-releasing effect in vivo, well … GH secretion is still a matter
of debate. It is thought to be more likely to act as an amplifier of GH pulsatility than as a true GH …

… For instance, GPR39 is highly expressed in the pituitary [7], but obestatin injected iv influences
neither basal growth hormone (GH) nor ghrelin-stimulated GH release as monitored 10 …

… Moreover, acylated ghrelin is the endogenous ligand of the GH secretagogue receptor 1a,
whereas recent reports indicate that nonacylated ghrelin may interact with another …