Abstract:Background: Pituitary dysfunction and panhypopituitarism remain underdiagnosed in penetrating and blunt head trauma and can occur in both acute and chronic settings. Case: A 56 years old male with no significant PMH was admitted with a gunshot wound to the left T9 rib paraspinally with bullet deflection cranially along the left lung, left sternocleidomastoid, and resting anterior to the suprasellar cistern just above the midline of the sphenoid sinus close to the pituitary gland. Moderate volume pneumocephalus… Show more
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