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World Neurosurg
January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Centre, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Epidermoid cyst (EC) located completely within the pituitary infundibulum is a rare entity with only seven reported cases. In this study, we have described our experience with resection of intra-infundibular epidermoid cysts (IECs) and reviewed the existing literature highlighting its distinguishing features and operative nuances.
Methods: Three consecutive cases of IEC operated at our institute was retrospectively studied.
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets
January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Primary pituitary abscess is a rare disease with no specific symptoms for pituitary abscess alone. A preoperative diagnosis is quite challenging due to unclear imaging findings.
Case Presentation: We report the case of a patient with a pituitary lesion who presented with hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, and visual field defect and was misdiagnosed as a possible cystic pituitary adenoma.
J Craniofac Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
Background: Nasal septal abscesses (NSA) necessitate prompt recognition and management to prevent morbidity and long-term sequelae. To date, no comprehensive review of NSA alone has been conducted.
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the presentation and management of NSA and determine patients at risk of sequelae.
AACE Clin Case Rep
August 2024
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
February 2025
Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Cnr Butterfield St & Bowen Bridge Road, Level 6, Joyce Tweddell Building, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia.
Pituitary abscesses are an uncommon cause of pituitary lesions. A 77-year-old woman presented for elective resection of a presumed non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma in the context of a progressive left-sided visual field deficit. She proceeded to trans-sphenoidal resection of the pituitary lesion, with purulent fluid found upon opening the pituitary capsule.
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