What are the postoperative complications of pituitary tumors?

Most pituitary tumors are benign tumors of the pituitary gland, but there is no guarantee that they can be cured. For this type of pituitary tumor, most patients still choose surgery for treatment. Since surgical treatment is very difficult and various uncomfortable symptoms will occur after the operation, patients must do a good job of prevention and treatment. So what are the postoperative complications of pituitary tumors?

1. Decreased vision: In the early stages it may be caused by factors such as vascular spasm.

2. Nasal bleeding: It usually occurs after the removal of the gauze strips used to pack the nasal cavity after surgery, or a few days later. In mild cases, temporary placement of cotton balls in the nasal cavity can be effective. In severe cases (several hundred milliliters of bleeding), angiography is required.

3. Headache: It may be caused by multiple factors such as nasal mucosal edema and inflammation of the sphenoid sinus.

4. Hypopituitarism: manifested as fever, general weakness, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, etc.

5. Diabetes insipidus: Symptoms include drinking more water and urinating more frequently.

6. Spinal fluid rhinorrhea: Clear water flows continuously from the nasal cavity, which worsens when lowering the head, accompanied by headache and possible fever. Severe cases require surgical repair.

7. Hyponatremia: It usually occurs 4 to 8 days after surgery, and manifests as low fever, weakness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and in severe cases, worsening of consciousness.

8. Nasal secretions: Nasal congestion often occurs within a few months after the operation, and a small amount of bloody secretions or cool liquids continuously flow out of the nasal cavity.

Pituitary tumors may cause some complications after surgical treatment. When these complications occur, patients and their families should not panic, but should actively notify medical staff. As long as active treatment is given, the symptoms can be effectively alleviated.