Delayed chiasmal decompression after transsphenoidal operation for a pituitary adenoma

Neurosurgery. 1985 Dec;17(6):962-4. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198512000-00017.

Abstract

A patient with a large pituitary adenoma and visual field loss showed no significant change 6 weeks after transsphenoidal operation, but marked and abrupt improvement occurred at 10 weeks. The implications of this delayed improvement are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / complications
  • Adenoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / therapy
  • Optic Chiasm*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery
  • Vision Disorders / etiology*
  • Vision Disorders / therapy
  • Visual Fields