Pituitary Adenoma "Pneumo-Apoplexy".

Almeida, Ana Isabel; Sousa, José Maria; Sampaio, Luísa · World Neurosurg · 2023

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Tension pneumosella has been recognized as a very rare complication of pituitary transsphenoidal surgery. To the best of our knowledge, we report the second case of a pituitary adenoma "pneumo-apoplexy", which is characterized by findings consistent with tension pneumosella in the context of apoplexy of a pituitary adenoma; although it is an extremely rare diagnosis, it should be considered in patients with compatible clinical and radiological findings, particularly with a previous history of transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.

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