Hypopituitarism Resulting from an Intrasellar Carotid Aneurysm
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An intrasellar cystic mass and hypopituitarism.
Accepted 16 October 1995 A 44-year-old man had suffered from headache, general fatigue and impotence for three months. Physical examination revealed a bitemporal visual field defect. Skull X-ray films showed ballooning of the sella turcica. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intrasellar cystic mass compressing optic chiasma (figure). The cyst was removed by a transsphenoidal approach....
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100035836