ArticleSurgical neurology international2017
Giant cavernous carotid aneurysm causing pituitary dysfunction: Pituitary function recovery with high-flow bypass.
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- Postoperative Pituitary MRI Findings in Acromegaly: A Pictorial Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- An unusual presentation of hypopituitarism caused by a sellar aneurysm.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
- Two Cases of Hypopituitarism Caused by Intrasellar Aneurysm.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2020Article
- Persistent hyperprolactinemia, transient hypopituitarism, and transient contralateral third nerve palsy after endovascular treatment of an internal carotid artery aneurysm: Case report and review of the literature.SAGE open medical case reports · 2020Article
- High-flow bypass with radial artery graft followed by internal carotid artery ligation for large or giant aneurysms of cavernous or cervical portion: clinical results and cognitive performance.Neurosurgical review · 2018Article
- Pituitary Dysfunction from an Unruptured Ophthalmic Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm with Improved 2-year Follow-up Results: A Case Report.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2018Article
- Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Mimicking a Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.AACE clinical case reportsArticle
- Recurrent Embolic Stroke Caused by Large Cavernous Carotid Aneurysm: Stroke Recurrence Prevention with High-Flow Bypass Followed by Proximal Occlusion.Asian journal of neurosurgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGiant internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms extending into the sellar region, mimicking pituitary tumors, and causing pituitary dysfunction are relatively rare. Open surgery or endovascular treatment can treat these aneurysms, but achieving recovery of endocrine function is difficult. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 56-year-old man presented with giant aneurysm of the ICA causing pituitary impairment, leading to disturbance of consciousness due to hyponatremia. High-flow bypass from the cervical external carotid artery to the middle cerebral artery and ligation of the ICA at the cervical portion were performed. One year after the operation, his pituitary function recovered well; he was followed up as an outpatient without hormonal replacement therapy for 8 years after the operation.
conclusionGiant ICA aneurysm causing pituitary dysfunction is relatively rare, but it is important to consider in the differential diagnosis for hypopituitarism. Treatment with high-flow bypass using radial artery graft can achieve both prevention of aneurysm rupture and recovery of pituitary function.
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