Pituitary apoplexy after cardiac surgery.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.038.
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Abstract
Pituitary apoplexy after coronary bypass operations is a rare complication with very serious neurologic consequences. Anisocory, unilateral ptosis, and third cranial nerve palsy after coronary bypass surgery developed in a patient. The diagnosis was assured by computerized tomographic scan showing pituitary macro adenoma.
Medical subject headings
- Adenoma
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Coronary Stenosis
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Neoplasms