The Clinical Relevance of the Thalamogeniculate Arteries in Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Giant Pituitary Adenomas in the Interpeduncular Fossa

Bilateral thalamic stroke is usually due to compromised artery of Percheron, an anatomical variation of the vascular supply of the thalamus. The stroke in this area is very uncommon, and is mainly due to top of the basilar syndrome. Other causes are extremely rare. We describe the case of a patient with a pituitary adenoma who underwent surgery and later presented with a bilateral thalamic infarct, suggesting compromise of the artery of Percheron. This would be the third case published in the literature about this complication. We present a literature review about the vascular supply of the thalamus, the artery of Percheron, and its involvement in pituitary surgery.

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This article describes a rare complication of bilateral thalamic infarction in a patient with a pituitary adenoma who underwent surgery, suggesting compromised artery of Percheron. A literature review on the vascular supply of the thalamus, the artery of Percheron, and its involvement in pituitary surgery is presented.