Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed)
December 2024
Background And Objective: Currently, the management for pituitary apoplexy (PA) has been promoted toward a more conservative approach, particularly for patients with low-grade PA scores. Our aim was to investigate trends in PA management and compare clinical presentation, therapeutic approaches, and outcomes before and after 2017, additionally to evaluate long-term outcomes in conservatively treated patients.
Methods: Spanish multicenter, retrospective study.
Background: Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is the paradigm of endocrine and neurosurgical emergency.
Objective: To evaluate the comorbidities, risk factors, clinical presentation, pituitary apoplexy score (PAS) and the outcomes of surgical vs. conservative management of PA in Spain.