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A case of acromegaly is reported, in which pituitary apoplexy had occurred immediately after computed tomographic examination of the sellar region, followed by recovery from the disease and partial hypopituitarism. The possible mechanisms underlying this event are discussed.
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Mazza, E., Rizzi, G., Ghigo, E. et al. Pituitary apoplexy in acromegaly after pituitary computed tomography: spontaneous or induced?. J Endocrinol Invest 9, 245–247 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348110
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