Pinealectomy

Pinealectomy
Specialty	endocrinology

Pinealectomy is a surgical procedure in which the pineal gland is removed. It is performed only in rare cases, where a pineocytoma or a pineal gland cyst has become life-threatening.

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Surgery involving the endocrine system (ICD-9-CM V3 06–07, ICD-10-PCS 0G)
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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