ea0035p215 | Clinical case reports Pituitary/Adrenal | ECE2014
Cadirci Kenan
, Aydin Mesut
, Durmaz Senay Arikan
, Karakaya Afak Durur
, Tanrikulu Yusuf
, Carlioglu Ayse
Sheehans syndrome (SS) may be defined as development of anterior pituitary ischemic necrosis, first of which is caused by failure to meet the blood build-up required due to pituitary expansion secondary to lactotroph cell proliferation during pregnancy. Vasospasm, thrombosis and vascular compression of hypophyseal arteries have been described among the possible causes of SS. Additionally, expansion of pituitary gland, small sella, disseminated intravascular coagulation (...