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SHR Neuro Cancer Cardio Lipid Metab Microb
Kurschel, S; Leber, KA; Scarpatetti, M; Roll, P.
Rare fatal vascular complication of transsphenoidal surgery.
ACTA NEUROCHIR. 2005; 147(3): 321-325.
Doi: 10.1007/s00701-004-0442-x
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- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Kurschel-Lackner Senta
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Leber Klaus
- Roll Peter
- Scarpatetti Michael
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- Abstract:
- We report the case of a 61-year-old man, who underwent transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary macroadenoma. The presence of tough fibrous septa dividing the tumour permitted only a partial resection. Progressive loss of consciousness soon after surgery occurred, an emergency CT scan showed no evidence of haemorrhage. Twenty hours later, MRI revealed compression of both internal carotid arteries with arrest of arterial flow resulting in stroke by an enlarged haemorrhagic mass consistent with a pituitary apoplexy. On the second postoperative day, the patient died as a result of this extensive stroke. The mechanisms of this rare complication after transsphenoidal surgery are theorized and the sensitivity of imaging methods is discussed.
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- Adenoma - blood supply
- Carotid Artery Injuries - etiology
- Carotid Artery, Internal - pathology
- Cerebral Infarction - etiology
- Cerebrovascular Disorders - etiology
- Fatal Outcome - etiology
- Humans - etiology
- Hypotension - diagnosis
- Iatrogenic Disease - prevention and control
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging - prevention and control
- Male - prevention and control
- Middle Aged - prevention and control
- Monitoring, Physiologic - standards
- Neurosurgical Procedures - adverse effects
- Pituitary Apoplexy - complications
- Pituitary Gland - blood supply
- Pituitary Neoplasms - blood supply
- Reoperation - blood supply
- Sella Turcica - pathology
- Sphenoid Bone - pathology
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed - pathology
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- transsphenoidal surgery
- complications
- cerebrovascular accident
- pituitary adenoma