title: An unusual intracranial metallic foreign bodies and panhypopituitarism.
abstract: A 49 years old man, with a history of aggression at the age of 18 years by a pair of scissors, who consulted for unilateral migraine headaches look straight. Paraclinical explorations concluded that trauma to anterior pituitary by a metallic foreign body from the right nostril to the sella, responsible for panhypopituitarism and sinusitis. The headaches are frequent causes of consultation, often treated symptomatically but rarely explored. The direct trauma to the pituitary gland, by a metallic foreign body, is exceptional. We report the case of neglected panhypopituitarism, discovered 31 years after injury with a pair of scissors.
authors: Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Avicenne Military Hospital, School of Medicine, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Lakouichmi
authors: Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Department, Avicenne Military Hospital Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Hicham
authors: H
authors: Baïzri
authors: Medical Imaging Department, Avicenne Military Hospital Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Abdelilah
authors: A
authors: Mouhsine
authors: Biochemistry Department, Avicenne Military Hospital Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Abderrahmane
authors: A
authors: Boukhira
authors: Neurosurgery Department, Avicenne Military Hospital Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Akhaddar
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Panhypopituitarism; intracranial; migraine headaches