Delayed chiasmal decompression after transsphenoidal operation for a pituitary adenoma

J. A. Goldman; T. R. Hedges; W. Shucart; M. E. Molitch

doi:10.1227/00006123-198512000-00017

Delayed chiasmal decompression after transsphenoidal operation for a pituitary adenoma

J. A. Goldman, T. R. Hedges, W. Shucart, M. E. Molitch

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	962-964
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurosurgery
Volume	17
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198512000-00017
State	Published - 1985

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