[Pituitary apoplexy after pneumoencefalogram].
A case of pituitary apoplexy following the performance of a pneumoencephalogram is reported. No such a case has been published in the literature, to the author's knowledge. The etiopathogenetic mechanism is discussed and a recomendation is made that surgery should be performed straight after completion of the pneumoencephalogram, should it show a significant supraselar extension of a pituitary adenoma, even in the absence of increased intracranial pressure.
D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011011:Pneumoencephalography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Apoplexia hipofisaria apos pneumencefalograma