Pituitary Insufficiency after Penetrating Injury to the Sella Turcica

We report a 28-year-old male patient with a pituitary insufficiency after a simple fracture of the sella turcica. He was injured by a long nail that punctured the lower jaw. No fracture other than that of the sella turcica was detected. An endocrinological examination revealed both anterior and pitu...

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Published inJournal of Nippon Medical School Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 130 - 133
Main Authors Kusanagi, Hiroaki, Kogure, Kazunari, Teramoto, Akira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published Japan The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School 2000
Subjects
Adult
Construction Materials
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin - administration & dosage
diabetes insipidus
Diabetes Insipidus - etiology
Diabetes Insipidus - therapy
Head Injuries, Penetrating - complications
head injury
Humans
Hypopituitarism - etiology
Hypopituitarism - therapy
Male
pituitary gland
Pituitary Gland, Anterior
pituitary insufficiency
Sella Turcica - injuries
Skull Fractures - complications
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report a 28-year-old male patient with a pituitary insufficiency after a simple fracture of the sella turcica. He was injured by a long nail that punctured the lower jaw. No fracture other than that of the sella turcica was detected. An endocrinological examination revealed both anterior and pituitary dysfunction and diabetes insipidus that continued for about two months.
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ISSN:1345-4676
1347-3409
DOI:10.1272/jnms.67.130