Pituitary Apoplexy After Cardiac Surgery
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, cilt.89, sa.5, ss.1635-1637, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 89 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.038
- Dergi Adı: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1635-1637
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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. © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.