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 in | Journal of Nippon Medical School Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 130 - 133 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Japanese |
Published |
Japan
The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School
2000
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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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1345-4676 1347-3409 |
DOI: | 10.1272/jnms.67.130 |