Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Transsphenoidal surgery is the gold standard of treatment for most masses of the hypothalamic-pituitary region. Given the frequency of its performance in large hospitals, water-electrolyte complications are quite common and are the second most common cause of re-hospitalization of patients. Water-electrolyte disorders after transnasal adenomectomy in up to 30% of cases are associated with the development of severe neurological symptoms, decrease in the quality of...