Pituitary Apoplexy After Coronary Artery Surgery

Pitutary apoplexy is a syndrome caused by hemorrhage into a preexisting pituitary tumor (1,2). P The manifestations of pituitary apoplexy range from visual changes to headache, ophthalmoplegia, endocrine failure, and/or decreasing level of consciousness. We present a case of a known preoperative pit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anesthesia and analgesia 1993-03, Vol.76 (3), p.648-649
Hauptverfasser:	Absalom, Marion, Rogers, Kent H., Moulton, Richard J., Mazer, C. David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Coronary Artery Bypass Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pituitary Apoplexy - etiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:	Pitutary apoplexy is a syndrome caused by hemorrhage into a preexisting pituitary tumor (1,2). P The manifestations of pituitary apoplexy range from visual changes to headache, ophthalmoplegia, endocrine failure, and/or decreasing level of consciousness. We present a case of a known preoperative pituitary adenoma in a patient who developed severe pituitary apoplexy necessitating emergency operative decompression soon after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
ISSN:	0003-2999 1526-7598
DOI:	10.1213/00000539-199303000-00036