Effect of vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist tolvaptan on syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD) after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: recovery of measured osmolality
Background: Delayed hyponatremia after pituitary surgery can be treated with the V2-receptor antagonist, oral tolvaptan. We investigated the pharmacological effect of oral tolvaptan against SIAD in patients with hyponatremia after pituitary surgery. Methods: Thirty-nine patients with pituitary adeno...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-10-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402202254X |