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Because the walls of the sella turcica are relatively rigid, we postulate that tumor growth within the sella increases intrasellar pressure (ISP), which in turn impairs portal blood flow, resulting in mild hyperprolactinemia and hypopituitarism. We also postulate that increased mean ISP (MISP) contributes to the development of HAs. Normal MISP is not known but is unlikely to exceed normal intracranial pressure of less than 10\u201315 mm Hg.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>We determined MISP in 49 patients who had transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas. MISP was measured using a commonly available intracranial monitoring kit where a fiberoptic transducer was inserted through a 2-mm dural incision at the time of adenomectomy. Patients with deficient FSH, LH, ACTH, or TSH secretion were considered hypopituitary. Data on serum PRL levels were included for analysis only in patients whose adenomas had negative immunostaining for the hormone.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>MISP measurements ranged from 7\u201356 mm Hg, with a mean (\u00b1sd) of 28.8 \u00b1 13.5 and a median of 26 mm Hg. The pressure measurements were higher in patients with hypopituitarism than in those with normal pituitary function (P = 4.6013 \u00d7 10\u22126). Patients presenting with HAs had higher MISP than those who did not (P = 5.44\u00d7 10\u22127), regardless of their pituitary function or tumor sizes. PRL levels correlated positively with MISP values (r = 0.715, P &amp;lt; 0.0001). Tumor size did not correlate with MISP or PRL levels.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>The findings of increased MISP in hypopituitary patients and the documented correlation with PRL levels, suggest that ISP is a major mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of hypopituitarism and hyperprolactinemia. Similarly, the increased MISP in patients with HAs, irrespective of tumor size or pituitary function, suggest that increased ISP is a major mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of this symptom. The data support the hypothesis that in patients with pituitary adenomas increased ISP is a major mechanism contributing to the development of hyperprolactinemia, hypopituitarism, and HAs. Increased ISP in these patients leads to compression of the portal vessels and the associated interruption of the delivery of hypothalamic hormones to the anterior pituitary. This would explain the reversibility of pituitary function observed in most patients after adenomectomy. However, increased ISP may also lead to decreased blood supply, resulting in ischemic necrosis in some regions of the pituitary. 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