Pituitary tumor attention

1, daily precautions (1) eat more fresh vegetables and fruits with high vitamin content: such foods can not only increase resistance, but also increase appetite. Some patients believe that raw and cold food should be avoided, but fruits and vegetables should be treated according to the situation. In the early postoperative period, vegetable juice and a small amount of easily digestible fruits can be eaten, and the amount should not be too much each time, and should be small and multiple meals.

(2) In order to avoid the increase of intracranial pressure caused by constipation, patients with pituitary tumor should pay attention to the smooth flow of stool, give enough water, and give laxative and laxative drugs if necessary.

(3) Patients who are paralyzed and bedridden should be turned and patted on the back every two hours to prevent complications of pneumonia and bed sores.

(4) If the skull is removed after surgery, care should be taken to avoid touching the skull defect, not to move strenuously, and to avoid long-term pressure on the wound when sleeping.

2.Post-operative rehabilitation precautions (1) Review to understand the physical situation: After surgery, some patients’ body functions and organs will change, such as high blood pressure, endocrine dysfunction, high blood sugar and infertility before surgery. (2) Review whether the tumor is back.

(2) Review whether the tumor recurs: Clinical data shows that most of the patients will not recur after tumor removal, but there are still some patients whose tumor grows again, and more of them grow in the original area. Therefore, it is recommended to review 1-2 times a year after surgery. If there are no clinical symptoms and abnormalities in imaging examination, the number of reviews can be gradually reduced until the review is stopped.

(3) Check whether the tumor grows again: clinically, there is a strict difference between recurrence and regrowth. Recurrence refers to the emergence of new tumor in the skull after complete removal of the original tumor; regrowth refers to the continued growth of residual tumor after partial removal of the tumor. If clinical symptoms or aggravation of the original symptoms appear again, timely review and treatment should be given to avoid delaying the disease.