Development of Thyroid Storm After Surgical Resection of A Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
Page KA, Roehmholdt BF, Jablonski M, Mayerson AB. Development of Thyroid Storm After Surgical Resection of A Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma. Endocrine Practice 2008, 14: 732-737. PMID: 18996794, DOI: 10.4158/ep.14.6.732.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPostoperative thyroid stormThyroid stormSurgical resectionSuprasellar tumorsPituitary adenomasThyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomaBeta-adrenergic blocking agentsLarge suprasellar tumorsTSH-secreting adenomaThyroid-stimulating hormoneLaboratory evaluationThyroid hormone levelsPostoperative thyrotoxicosisHormonal abnormalitiesHormonal evaluationPituitary massYounger patientsInitial presentationMale patientsSevere headachePathologic findingsCase reportHormone levelsBlocking agentSurgical procedures