Apoplejía de adenomas hipofisarios: Reporte de cuatro casos / Pituitary apoplexy: Report of 4 cases
Rev. argent. neurocir
; 22(3): 114-117, jul.-sept. 2008. ilus
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-515631
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ABSTRACT
Objective. To describe four cases of patients with pituitary tumor apoplexyMaterial and method. We analyzed the information of four patients with pituitary tumor apoplexy. Results. One patient had acromegaly and the apoplexy happened during a treatment with lanreotido. The other three cases were patients with non functional pituitary tumors. All the cases were operated by endonasal transsphenoidal approach. Conclusion. Classic manifestations of pituitary tumor apoplexy include severe headache, visual field defects, and ophthalmoplegia. In the absence of contraindications, transsphenoidal decompression is recommended in most patients. pituitary tumor apoplexy include severe headache, visual field defects, and ophthalmoplegia. In the absence of contraindications, transsphenoidal decompression is recommended in most patients.
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Main subject:
Pituitary Neoplasms
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Adenoma
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Stroke
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. argent. neurocir
Journal subject:
Neurosurgery
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Británico/AR
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Hospital Zenón Santillán/AR
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Sanatorio Modelo/AR