title: Pituitary insufficiency and regression of acromegaly caused by pituitary apoplexy following cerebral angiography.
abstract: Pituitary apoplexy as a complication of cerebral angiography has been described in only a few case reports. Some studies have reported the clinical resolution of active acromegaly after pituitary apoplexy. We present a patient with active acromegaly due to a growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary macroadenoma, who developed anterior and posterior pituitary insufficiency following cerebral angiography. Furthermore, a significant reduction in tumour size was accompanied by normalization of mean 24 h in GH insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein 3 levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Louwerens
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: de Herder
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Postema
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tanghe
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lamberts
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*