Abstract:Pituitary apoplexy is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication
which has been described after both on and off-pump CABG. However, never
before has pituitary adenoma recurrence after prior resection and
subsequent apoplexy leading to severe ophthalmoplegia following on-pump
CABG been described. We present the case of a patient who previously
underwent transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary adenoma who
experienced oculomotor nerve palsy following on-pump CABG and was
ultimately found to have a recurre… Show more
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