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ea0037ep1229 | Clinical Cases–Pituitary/Adrenal | ECE2015

Hyponatremia in secondary adrenal insufficiency after transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma: case report

Pemovska Gordana , Prosheva Tatjana Bajraktarova , Mishevska Sasha Jovanovska

Introduction: Hyponatremia is rarely reported as a delayed complication of transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenoma. Severe hyponatraemia can cause potentially fatal conse-quences.Material and methods: A 34 year old patient was admitted as an urgent case at the Clinic of Endocrinology, with symptoms and signs of Addisonian crisis (dizziness, headaches, nausea, vomiting, hypotension), with muscular weakness and muscle aches, tingling hands and confu...