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The aim of this chapter is to assist the surgeon and the anesthetist in the preoperative assessment of the pituitary patient and in planning the operation. We also clarify the aims of surgery and discuss how to manage the patient with pituitary apoplexy.
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Powell, M.P., Hirsch, N.P. (2003). Surgical Assessment and Anesthetic Management of the Pituitary Patient. In: Powell, M.P., Lightman, S.L., Laws, E.R. (eds) Management of Pituitary Tumors. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-390-3_7
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