Pituitary apoplexy surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akshun Kalia M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Neurological decompression (transsphenoidal approach) is done once the patient is hemodynamically stable [1]. Surgery relieves pressure on the pituitary and improve visual field defects and ocular palsy.[2]
References
- ↑ Semple, Patrick L.; Webb, Michael K.; de Villiers, Jacques C.; Laws, Edward R. (2005). "Pituitary Apoplexy". Neurosurgery. 56 (1): 65–73. doi:10.1227/01.NEU.0000144840.55247.38. ISSN 0148-396X.
- ↑ Tu M, Lu Q, Zhu P, Zheng W (2016). "Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for pituitary apoplexy: A systematic review and meta-analysis". J. Neurol. Sci. 370: 258–262. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.047. PMID 27772771.