RESUMO O presente relato descreve um raro caso de papiledema bilateral decorrente da síndrome do pseudotumor cerebral relacionado com achado microadenoma hipofisário. Relatamos paciente sexo feminino, 21 anos, referindo baixa acuidade visual para longe, associada à cefaleia início há 2 meses. Ao exame oftalmológico, a fundoscopia mostrou presença significativo. A ressonância magnética encéfalo ...

False-positive and false-negative interpretations of sellar tomography were found in about one-fifth of cases in a recent autopsy study correlating the presence of pituitary microadenomas with abnormal sellar tomograms. An analysis of minor variations in the bony configuration of the sella disclosed variations due to posterior lobe asymmetry, intercavernous venous channels, bony asymmetry, and ...

Acromegaloidism with pituitary microadenoma has not been previously reported. We present a case of a 28-year old male with typical features of acromegaly for 11 years.with a pituitary tumor. He had characteristic acromegaloid facial features, clubbing of hands and feet, enlargement of fingers and toes. The natural history of the disease is reviewed and the differential diagnosis is discussed.

AIM To analyze early remission, complications, and pituitary function recovery after pure endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (PEETS), a novel method in pituitary adenoma treatment. METHODS Testing of all basal hormone values and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed preoperatively and postoperatively (postoperative MRI only in nonfunctioning adenomas) in 117 consecutive pa...