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Diagnosis is mostly made incidentally.\nObjective: Describe the characteristics of patients with PES.\nMethods: Patients with PES from 6 Argentine centers specialized in Neuroendocrinology in Buenos Aires diagnosed between 1997-2021 were included. Diagnosis was based in sellar magnetic resonance, pituitary functional evaluation by baseline hormonal measurement and visual function assessed by neuro-ophthalmological evaluation and campimetry.\nResults: Sixty-three patients with a mean age of 52.3 \u00b1 13.2 years and a predominance of female gender (79%, 4:1 ratio) were included. The average BMI was 32.7 \u00b1 8.13 kg\/m2 and 68% were overweight or obese. HTA was also found in 59%. Among women, the parity frequency was 78%: 92% had multiple pregnancies. The diagnosis was incidental in 22%. In symptomatic patients (n= 49), the reasons for consultation were headache in 61%, symptoms of endocrine dysfunction in 51% and visual disturbances in 33%: 43% of the patients presented multiple symptoms. MRI showed partial PES in 63% and total PES in 37% of the patients. In the biochemical evaluation, hypopituitarism was observed in 46%.\nConclusions: Although the diagnosis of PES can be made incidentally, in our series most of the patients presented symptoms. Most of them were multiparous women, obese and hypertensive patients. 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