A case of acromegaly in pregnancy: concomitant transsphenoidal adenomectomy and cesarean section.
The case of a 32-year-old woman at 29 weeks gestational age with acromegaly initially diagnosed in pregnancy is presented. During follow-up at 34 weeks of gestation, concomitant emergency cesarean section and transsphenoidal surgery were performed because of advancing vision loss. In tertiary centers, success in pregnancy can be made possible for a patient with acromegaly under the constant supervision of an obstetrician and neurosurgeon.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drsuleymangueven@yahoo.com
Suleyman
S
Guven
Tekin
T
Durukan
Mustafa
M
Berker
Ahmet
A
Basaran
Burcu
B
Saygan-Karamursel
Selcuk
S
Palaoglu
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D049912:Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone