Pituitary Apoplexy Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Abstract

Pituitary apoplexy following cardiac surgery is a very rare complication and can be a potentially life-threatening clinical syndrome. It could be caused by acute infarction, hemorrhage or edema and sudden enlargement of a pre-existing and unknown pituitary adenoma. We report a case of hemorrhagic apoplexy of a pituitary gland macro-adenoma successfully managed by urgent trans-sphenoidal tumor resection in a patient after elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Keywords

• pituitary apoplexy
• cabg
• cardiac surgery
• postoperative complications