Fatal Iatrogenic Pituitary Apoplexy after Surgery for Neuroophthalmological Disorder

Anesthesiology. 2019 May;130(5):822. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002584.

Authors

Matteo Nioi¹, Pietro Emanuele Napoli, Fabio Ferreli

Affiliation

¹ From Department of Clinical Sciences and Public Health, Forensic Medicine Unit (M.N.) Department of Surgical Science, Eye Clinic (P.E.N.), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy (F.F.).

PMID: 30664061
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002584

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma / surgery*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease*
Middle Aged
Pituitary Apoplexy / etiology*
Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Vision Disorders / surgery*