title: Tuberculum sellae meningioma causing progressive visual impairment during pregnancy. Case report.
abstract: A 29-year-old woman in the 17th week of pregnancy presented with blurred vision and visual impairment of both eyes. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tuberculum sellae meningioma. Visual impairment progressively worsened, and surgical resection was performed in the 19th week of pregnancy without fetal heart monitoring. The intra- and postoperative courses were without complications. Her visual acuity and field almost fully recovered immediately after the operation. She delivered a healthy normal baby on the expected day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. s-shitara@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shitara
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: Tadateru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukami
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nozaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012658:Sella Turcica; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery