Investigation on evaluation of pituitary function after transsphenoidal ectomy of hypophysoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2012.07.005
- VernacularTitle:垂体瘤术后垂体功能评估情况的调查
- Author:
Zhichao ZHOU
;
Jingtao DOU
;
Zhaohui Lü
;
Jianming BA
;
Weijun GU
;
Jin DU
;
Qinghua GUO
;
Juming LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pituitary adenoma;
Pituitary function assessment;
Hypopituitarism
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2012;28(7):542-545
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the pituitary function in patients with pituitary adenoma after transsphenoidal ectomy of hypophysoma.Methods Data of 106 patients with pituitary adenoma who were admitted in endocrine department and underwent the operation in PLA General Hospital from January 1993 to January 2010 were collected.Assessments of pituitary function were made before and after surgery.Results Total 23.6％ and 16.0％ of 106 patients underwent pituitary function evaluation by 1 week and 3 months after surgery,respectively.23.5％ and 5.9％ of patients with hyopituitarism before surgery underwent pituitary function evaluation by 1 week and 3 months after surgery respectively,and the respective figures in those without hypopituitarism were 23.6％ and 20.8％.The incidences of new onset of hypopituitarism among 106 patients that underwent surgical procedure were 48.0％ within 1 week after surgery and 35.3％ by 3 months after surgery.Conclusion The rate of re-evaluation of pituitary function by 1 week and 3 months after pituitary surgery was low.Probably,many patients were missed the diagnosis of hypopituitarism after pituitary surgery.
