Pituitary apoplexy presenting as XXXX after coronary artery bypass grafting.

@entity1 @entity821 @entity295 @entity3935 @entity548 @entity39 @entity2894 @entity4614 @entity1805 @entity701 @entity977 @entity551 @entity912 @entity774
@entity3935 , also commonly referred to as @entity774 , occurs when the @entity701 produced by the adrenal glands is insufficient to meet the body's acute needs. The symptoms are nonspecific and can mimic other processes, such as @entity295 . @entity551 , lethargy, and fever can all be presenting signs. @entity3935 can also result from @entity2894 . Pituitary apoplexy usually occurs as @entity548 or @entity39 in the presence of a pre-existing @entity977 , and is a rare sequela of surgery. The symptoms of @entity2894 are typically impressive and are relieved by urgent transsphenoidal decompression. @entity4614 resulting from @entity2894 can be treated with exogenous hormones. The case presented herein illustrates occult @entity2894 that occurred after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. In this @entity1 , the initial signs of @entity3935 were overlooked; however, once recognized, they were reduced dramatically with standard stress-dose @entity821 . A suprasellar mass with a cystic component was found on magnetic resonance imaging. The @entity548 pituitary gland was treated by transsphenoidal decompression, which relieved the @entity1 's @entity1805 and 6th-nerve @entity912 .
