Minimally Invasive Neuroendoscopic Surgery for Pituitary Apoplexy Diagnosed During Pregnancy.
- Author:
Hyun Sun KO
1
;
Yeun Hee KIM
;
Hyun Young AHN
;
In Yang PARK
;
Dae Young CHUNG
;
Sa Jin KIM
;
Soo Pyung KIM
;
Joon Ki KANG
;
Jong Chul SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea. jcshin@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pituitary apoplexy;
Pregnancy
- MeSH:
Cavernous Sinus;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Necrosis;
Optic Nerve;
Pituitary Apoplexy*;
Pituitary Neoplasms;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third;
Pregnancy*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006;49(1):176-181
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pituitary apoplexy is a life-threatening condition resulting from hemorrhage or necrosis of a pituitary tumor with subsequent compression of the optic nerves and cavernous sinuses. This is the first case report of a patient who experienced pituitary apoplexy due to hemorrhage of pituitary adenoma, which was initially recognized during pregnancy, and submitted to minimally invasive neuroendoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal approach in the third trimester of pregnancy.
