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Editorial “pituitary apoplexy—are visual deficits the only indication for emergent surgical intervention?”

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With 2–3%, the initial haemorrhagic presentation of patients with pituitary adenomas is a rare finding [2]. Khawari and colleagues present interesting data of a retrospective multi-centre cohort study on management,… Click to show full abstract

With 2–3%, the initial haemorrhagic presentation of patients with pituitary adenomas is a rare finding [2]. Khawari and colleagues present interesting data of a retrospective multi-centre cohort study on management, clinical and oncologic outcomes in such cases. In this study, patients with immedi-ate surgical intervention were compared to those who under-went surgery within three months and with only conservative treatment. Subgroup analysis revealed comparable outcomes for all groups regarding visual and endocrinological find-ings.

Keywords: pituitary apoplexy; editorial pituitary; intervention; surgical intervention; visual deficits; apoplexy visual

Journal Title: Acta Neurochirurgica
Year Published: 2022

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