Please note that only limited free access to this journal is available in your country or territory.

To access the full content of this article you must purchase it (US$9.49). After payment of this one-off fee, you will gain unrestricted online access to the article and a PDF version sent to your email.

As part of our special introductory offer, after purchasing this article you will have unrestricted access to all the articles in this issue for free!

Registered users can purchase/access the article by logging in below. To register for free click here

Registered users login here:

  • Email Address:
     
  • Password:
     
  •  
If you have forgotten your password click here
0 rating

Complications of Orthopaedic Surgery

Goel V, Debnath UK, Singh J et al. J Arthrop 2009;24:826.e7–10.

The authors describe two cases of pituitary apoplexy after joint replacement surgery in this article.

 

Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare complication of pituitary adenoma. The pathogenesis of PA is still undefined, but it is likely that abnormal vascularization of an adenoma predisposes a patient to an ischemic event. Hypotension or microthrombi may be the precipitating factors. PA is a potentially life-threatening complication. Patients with PA usually have headache and visual disturbances (reduced vision acuity and/or field). Ocular palsy, nausea and vomiting, altered mental state, and hemiparesis may occur. In addition, an enlarged adenoma may compress the cavernous sinus and neurovascular bundle.

Please login or register to continue reading this article
Return to top
Login/Register

Post Page On

LATEST ARTICLES

Our most popular articles