ArticleCase reports in women's health2023
Pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy with transsphenoidal resection and intraoperative fetal monitoring: A case report.
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- Pituitary Apoplexy: An Updated Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Prolactinomas resulting in pituitary apoplexy are an uncommon obstetrical complication. The hemorrhage can cause compression and necrosis of the pituitary gland as well as the optic chiasm, necessitating surgical intervention. Case: A 35-year-old woman, G0, presented for an infertility consult with a prior diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Evaluation for oligomenorrhea found an elevated prolactin level of 69.76 ng/mL, an elevated DHEA-S of 524, and HgbA1c of 5.7%. The patient denied visual or neurological symptoms. Infertility treatment was started, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was recommended; however, the patient forewent imaging. Within a few months, she was pregnant. At 27 weeks of gestation, the patient developed sudden visual field loss to the right eye and presented to her optometrist. MRI of the pituitary identified a sellar mass with suprasellar extension, consistent with a recently hemorrhaged pituitary macroadenoma or pituitary apoplexy with displacement of the optic chiasm. Due to the risks of permanent optic nerve damage, the patient underwent endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy with intraoperative fetal monitoring at 30 weeks 1 day of gestation. At 39 weeks of gestation a cesarean section was performed due to the recent procedure. Her delivery and postpartum period were without complications. Discussion: Pituitary apoplexy presenting in pregnancy is a rare and potentially life-threatening disorder due to an acute ischemic infarction or hemorrhage of the pituitary gland. Surgical management of the pituitary gland in pregnancy is rarely recommended, except in cases of severe visual disturbance and uncontrolled Cushing's disease.
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