Pituitary Apoplexy

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Turgut, Mehmet (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Powell, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Muthukumar, Natarajan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Endocrinology.; Neurosurgery.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Pituitary apoplexy is a rare and life-threatening complication that occurs in 0.6–10.5% of all patients with pituitary adenomas. Unfortunately, pituitary apoplexy is often misdiagnosed before surgery. Furthermore, in spite of all the advances in imaging techniques and therapeutic methods, its optima...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Definition, History, Frequency, Histopathology and Pathophysiology of Pituitary Apoplexy. Overview: Conservative versus Surgical Decompression for Pituitary Apoplexy. Tumours Types which Show Apoplexy: Predisposing factors for Pituitary Apoplexy
• Non-functioning tumour apoplexy
• Apoplexy in previously known tumours
• Post-operative Pituitary Apoplexy. Clinical Features: Clinical features of Pituitary Apoplexy
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage with Pituitary Adenoma
• Cerebral ischaemia in Pituitary Apoplexy. Visual and Endocrine Assessment: Visual acuity, eye movements and visual fields
• Visual outcome following Pituitary Apoplexy.- Preoperative endocrine function and fluid electrolyte balance
• Endocrinopathies and other biochemical abnormalities in Pituitary Apoplexy. Mimicking Conditions: Carotid artery aneurysm
• Hypothalamic lymphoma
• Rathke's cleft cysts mimicking Pituitary Apoplexy. Management: Conservative management of Pituitary Apoplexy
• Surgical decompression for Pituitary Apoplexy
• Timing of surgery and outcome in Pituitary Apoplexy. Complications: Subarachnoid hemorrhage after transsphenoidal surgery.