Journal of Nippon Medical School: Vol.67 No.2 page.130

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ArticleTitle Pituitary Insufficiency after Penetrating Injury to the Sella Turcica

AuthorList Hiroaki Kusanagi¹ , Kazunari Kogure² and Akira Teramoto²

Affiliation ¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School² Department 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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ArticleTitle	Pituitary Insufficiency after Penetrating Injury to the Sella Turcica
AuthorList	Hiroaki Kusanagi¹ , Kazunari Kogure² and Akira Teramoto²
Affiliation	¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School² Department 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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