Hypopituitarism secondary to transfacial gunshot wound
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M D'Angelica1, C A Barba, A S Morgan
1University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington, USA.
The Journal of Trauma
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
Hypopituitarism secondary to penetrating head trauma is extremely rare, and its diagnosis may be delayed for several years. We present a patient who developed hypopituitarism secondary to a transfacial gunshot wound and who experienced damage to the hypophysis secondary to transmission of energy and bullet fragments. The importance of a computerized tomographic scan of the head in facial gunshot wound is discussed.