Abstract
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition caused by sudden haemorrhage or infarction of the pituitary gland. Postoperative pituitary apoplexy is massive swelling and haemorrhage in a pituitary tumour following a subtotal resection of giant pituitary adenomas. In this article, the authors review the etiopathogenesis, clinical features, imaging, differential diagnoses and management of this uncommon condition.
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Abbreviations
- ACTH:
-
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
- CT:
-
Computerized tomography
- GH:
-
Growth hormone
- MRI:
-
Magnetic resonance imaging
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Borkar, S.A., Mahapatra, A.K. (2014). Postoperative Pituitary Apoplexy. In: Turgut, M., Mahapatra, A., Powell, M., Muthukumar, N. (eds) Pituitary Apoplexy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38508-7_6
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