Postoperative Pituitary Apoplexy
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition caused by sudden haemorrhage or infarction of the pituitary gland. Postoperative pituitary apoplexy is massive swelling and haemorrhage in a pituitary tumour following a subtotal rese
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Pituitary Apoplexy
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Pituitary Apoplexy
Mehmet Turgut Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Michael Powell Natarajan Muthukumar Editors
Pituitary Apoplexy
Editors Mehmet Turgut, MD, PhD Department of Neurosurgery Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine Aydın Turkey Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, MD, MCh Department of Neurosurgery All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi Delhi India
Michael Powell, MA, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP The Victor Horsley Nerosurgical Department The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery London UK Natarajan Muthukumar, MCh, MNAMS, FICS, FACS, FAANS Department of Neurosurgery Madurai Medical College Madurai TN India
ISBN 978-3-642-38507-0 ISBN 978-3-642-38508-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38508-7 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Preface
Pituitary apoplexy is controversial in a number of ways. This book seeks to present a wide range of views from experts in the field in order to give the current position on management. Following these contributions, the editors sought the comments from two leading authorities, John Wass, Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology at Oxford, UK and Edward
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