Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Pituitary apoplexy is a rare clinical syndrome due to abrupt hemorrhaging and/or infarction of the pituitary gland, generally within a pituitary adenoma. The outcome of acute apoplexy is variable and difficult to predict. This explains why the optimal management of acute pituitary apoplexy remains controversial. The aim of our study was to investigate the clinical, hormonal and radiological characteristics of pituitary apoplexy and to determine treatment outcomes.<...