Case of Pituitary Apoplexy After Surgery

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Title Case of Pituitary Apoplexy After Surgery
Creator Ian J. McClain, BA; Philip M. Skidd, MD
Affiliation Larner College of Medicine (IJM, PMS), University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; and Departments of Surgery (PMS), and Neurological Sciences (PMS), University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont
Abstract Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare disease typically precipitated by acute infarction or hemorrhage within the pituitary gland (1). Most cases of PA are related to the presence of a pituitary adenoma (2). Although incidence data are incomplete, PA has been reported to occur in between 1% and 26% of pituitary adenomas (3).
Subject Pituitary Apoplexy; Pituitary Adenoma
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Date 2022-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, March 2022, Volume 42, Issue 1
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 2197444
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69hv4c0
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