Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Water-electrolyte disorders are serious complications after transnasal adenomectomy for formations of the hypothalamic-pituitary region. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the incidence of postoperative hyponatremia in the tactics of active control of sodium levels in the blood.Materials and methods: The study included the results of a dynamic study of blood sodium levels in 53 patients (mean age 46.6 years [min 19; max 68]) with pitu...

Introduction: According to recent studies, fluid and electrolyte disturbances complicate the course of transnasal adenomectomy for pituitary adenomas in 13–30% of cases and are associated with a high risk of neurological complications and increased mortality. Neuropeptides discovered in recent decades (apelin, copeptin, oxytocin, brain natriuretic peptide) in many studies demonstrate their significant effect on the regulation of water-electrolyte metabolism, which makes t...