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Here, the authors present a case of pituitary apoplexy causing acute bilateral ICA occlusion with resultant stroke. Our middle-aged patient presented with sudden vision loss and experienced rapid deterioration requiring intubation. Computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed a large pituitary mass causing severe stenosis of the bilateral ICAs. CT perfusion revealed a significant perfusion delay in the anterior circulation. The patient was taken for cerebral angiography, and balloon angioplasty was attempted with no improvement in arterial flow. Resection of the tumor was then performed, with successful restoration of blood flow. Despite restoration of luminal patency, the patient experienced bilateral ICA infarcts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBSERVATIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pituitary apoplexy can present as an acute stroke due to flow-limiting carotid compression. Balloon angioplasty is ineffective for the treatment of this type of compression. Surgical removal of the tumor restores the flow and luminal caliber of the ICA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LESSONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pituitary apoplexy can be a rare presentation of acute stroke and should be managed with immediate surgical decompression rather than attempted angioplasty in order to restore blood flow and prevent the development of cerebral ischemia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/case21370","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,6]],"date-time":"2021-09-06T03:04:19Z","timestamp":1630897459000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Failed endovascular therapy for acute internal carotid artery occlusion from pituitary apoplexy: illustrative case"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Marwah A.","family":"Elsehety","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology and"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hussein A.","family":"Zeineddine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vivian L. 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