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Case Reports
. 2010 May;89(5):1635-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.038.

Pituitary apoplexy after cardiac surgery

Mete Hidiroglu  1 , Aslihan Kucuker, Erhan Ucaroglu, Seref A Kucuker, Erol Sener
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Case Reports

Pituitary apoplexy after cardiac surgery

Mete Hidiroglu et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May.

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.

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  • Surgical indications in pituitary apoplexy.
    Ayberk G, Ozveren MF. Ayberk G, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul;94(1):336; author reply 336-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.038. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012. PMID: 22735016 No abstract available.

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