title: [Acute visual loss in pregnancy caused by craniopharyngioma].
abstract: METHODS
  A 38-year-old female, at 20-weeks gestation, experienced a sudden visual loss and visual-field abnormalities. The neuroimaging tests showed a craniopharyngioma. Surgical removal was performed with a successful outcome as regards the pregnancy and visual function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is known that pituitary adenomas may grow during pregnancy; however this is unusual in craniopharyngiomas. They usually present with visual problems due to their suprasellar topography. Surgery is the treatment of choice, the outcome essentially depending on its complete resection.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España. Electronic address: evangelinagrillo111111@yahoo.com.ar.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grillo-Mallo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Benito
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diéz-Feijóo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alonso Alonso
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrero Collado
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muñoz Quiñones
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Alteraciones campimétricas; Anatomía del quiasma; Craneofaringioma; Craneofaringioma en gestante; Craniopharyngioma; Craniopharyngioma in pregnancy; Optic chiasm; Visual field abnormalities