Pituitary Apoplexy Following Mitral Valvuloplasty.
10.3340/jkns.2015.57.4.289
- Author:
Young Ha KIM
1
;
Sang Weon LEE
;
Dong Wuk SON
;
Seung Heon CHA
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea. sangweonlee@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pituitary apoplexy;
Mitral regurgitation;
Cardiac surgery;
Postoperative complications
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Hemodynamics;
Hemorrhage;
Heparin;
Humans;
Infarction;
Mitral Valve Insufficiency;
Pituitary Apoplexy*;
Pituitary Neoplasms;
Postoperative Complications;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2015;57(4):289-291
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but potentially life-threatening clinical syndrome caused by the sudden enlargement of a pituitary adenoma secondary to hemorrhage or infarction. Pituitary apoplexy after cardiac surgery is a very rare perioperative complication. Factors associated with open heart surgery that may lead to pituitary apoplexy include hemodynamic instability during cardiopulmonary bypass and systemic heparinization. We report a case of pituitary apoplexy after mitral valvuloplasty with cardiopulmonary bypass. After early pituitary tumor resection and hormonal replacement therapy, the patient made a full recovery.
