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Pituitary apoplexy during carotid angiography

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A case is described of pituitary apoplexy and consequent blindness during carotid angiography. The possibility of haemorrhage from the fragile pathological vessels of the tumour due to an increase in pressure in the carotid system during angiography is discussed.

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  1. E. Reichenthal

    Present address: Department of Neurosurgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Israel

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Israel

    R. S. Manor & M. N. Shalit

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Reichenthal, E., Manor, R.S. & Shalit, M.N. Pituitary apoplexy during carotid angiography. Acta neurochir 54, 251–255 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01407092

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