Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
2006 Jan;49(1):176-181.
Minimally Invasive Neuroendoscopic Surgery for Pituitary Apoplexy Diagnosed During Pregnancy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea. jcshin@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
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.
