Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary empty sella (PES) is often found incidentally during neuroradiological studies. Although pituitary function is usually normal in patients with PES, it could be associated with serious clinical conditions including different degrees of hypopituitarism. Post-operative empty sella (POES), the most common group, results from pituitary adenoma and their treatments. Our aim is to compare anterior pituitary functions and quality of life (QoL) with Short Form-36 ...

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy results from haemorrhagic infarction of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma or within physiologically enlarged gland. Pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy is rare but serious event with significant morbidity and mortality if not recognised in time. Pituitary apoplexy is characterised by sudden onset of headache, nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances, eye movements restricted and varying degrees of pituitary insufficiency and accompanied by change o...