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Perioperative Challenges During Pituitary Surgery

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Surgery on the pituitary gland may cause problems related to surgical intervention per se, as well as changes in endocrine function during and after surgery. The pituitary gland (hypophysis) is located in the sella turcica at the base of the brain in close proximity to the sphenoid sinus, hypothalamus, optic chiasm, and vessels (internal carotid artery, cavernous sinus).

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan

    Shuji Dohi MD, PhD

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative Medicine, Professor, University School of Medicine, Portland, 97214, Oregon, USA

    Ansgar M. Brambrink

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative Medicine, Professor and Chair, University School of Medicine, Portland, 97214, Oregon, USA

    Jeffrey R. Kirsch

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Dohi, S. (2012). Perioperative Challenges During Pituitary Surgery. In: Brambrink, A., Kirsch, J. (eds) Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09562-2_25

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