Risk Factors for Significant Postoperative Hemorrhage After Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor Resection: A Case-Control Study of 1066 Surgeries.
Robert C OsorioAlexander A AabediWilliam CarsonAarav BadaniEric ChalifPhilip V TheodosopoulosSandeep KunwarManish K AghiEzequiel GoldschmidtPublished in: Neurosurgery (2023)
Larger tumor size and presentation with apoplexy were associated with clinically significant postoperative hemorrhage. Patients presenting with pituitary apoplexy are more likely to experience a significant postoperative hemorrhage and should be carefully monitored for headache and vision changes in the days after surgery.