Pituitary Apoplexy in Geriatric Patients: A Report of Four Cases.
| Autor: | Drissi Oudghiri M; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital - Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR., Motaib I; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital - Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR., Elamari S; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital - Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR., Laidi S; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital - Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR., Chadli A; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital - Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Dec 10; Vol. 13 (12), pp. e20318. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 10 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.20318 |
| Abstrakt: | Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare clinical syndrome related to abrupt hemorrhage and/or infarction of the pituitary gland, usually occurring in patients with preexisting pituitary disease. It is an endocrine emergency requiring rapid diagnosis and appropriate management. This is a literature review and a retrospective study reporting the observation of four patients that have suffered from pituitary macroadenomas. These observations illustrate the particularities of this pathology in the elderly. The symptoms may be truncated and lead to a late diagnosis with its repercussions on management, without forgetting the particularity of the fragile and multisystemic terrain, which may contraindicate the usual surgical treatment. A rapid diagnosis and appropriate management can limit the occurrence of irreversible complications. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2021, Drissi Oudghiri et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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