ArticleTitle |
Pituitary Insufficiency after Penetrating Injury to the Sella Turcica |
AuthorList |
Hiroaki Kusanagi1, Kazunari Kogure2 and Akira Teramoto2 |
Affiliation |
1Department of Neurosurgery, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School2Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School |
Language |
EN |
Volume |
67 |
Issue |
2 |
Year |
2000 |
Page |
130-133 |
Received |
August 31, 1999 |
Accepted |
December 6, 1999 |
Keywords |
head injury, pituitary gland, pituitary insufficiency, diabetes insipidus |
Abstract |
We report a 28-year-old male patient with a pituitary insufficiency after a simple fracture of the sella turcica. He was injured by a long nail that punctured the lower jaw. No fracture other than that of the sella turcica was detected. An endocrinological examination revealed both anterior and pituitary dysfunction and diabetes insipidus that continued for about two months. |
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