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Panhypopituitarism

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Panhypopituitarism is defined as partial or complete absence of pituitary hormone secretion. The two main causes of panhypopituitarism in the peripartum period are lymphocytic hypophysitis and ischemic pituitary necrosis (Sheehan syndrome). Strategies for medical management that is safe for both mother and fetus will be presented. The anesthetic management of labor and delivery as well as operative deliveries will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Catherine Traill M.D. & Stephen H. Halpern M.D.

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  1. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Suzanne K. W. Mankowitz

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Traill, C., Halpern, S.H. (2018). Panhypopituitarism. In: Mankowitz, S. (eds) Consults in Obstetric Anesthesiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59680-8_117

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