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Kalinin P.L.

Burdenko Neurosurgery Center

Kutin M.A.

Burdenko Neurosurgery Center

Lubnin A.Yu.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Astafyeva L.I.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Akhvlediani K.N.

Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ivanov V.V.

Samara State Medical University

Agrba S.B.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Sharipov O.I.

N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Fomichev D.V.

N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Chernov I.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Surgical approaches to the treatment of pituitary adenomas in pregnant women (literature review and clinical observation)

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Kalinin P.L., Kutin M.A., Lubnin A.Yu., Astafyeva L.I., Akhvlediani K.N., Ivanov V.V., Agrba S.B., Sharipov O.I., Fomichev D.V., Chernov I.V.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2022;28(2): 110‑118

DOI: 10.17116/repro202228021110

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SURGICAL APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT OF PITUITARY ADENOMAS IN PREGNANT WOMEN (LITERATURE REVIEW AND CLINICAL OBSERVATION)
SURGICAL APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT OF PITUITARY ADENOMAS IN PREGNANT WOMEN (LITERATURE REVIEW AND CLINICAL OBSERVATION)

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Kalinin PL, Kutin MA, Lubnin AYu, et al. . Surgical approaches to the treatment of pituitary adenomas in pregnant women (literature review and clinical observation). Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2022;28(2):110‑118. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/repro202228021110

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Abstract:

A pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor originating from the cells of the adenohypophysis, prone to growth in the chiasmatic-sellar region and spread to nearby structures of the brain. The appearance of a pituitary adenoma during pregnancy creates additional risks and complications for both the mother and the fetus in the prenatal period. The article presents a clinical case of a 20-year-old pregnant woman with pituitary adenoma. A consultation of neurosurgeons and obstetrician-gynecologists was held, a two-stage tactic of patient management was determined, in the form of a primary caesarean section followed by removal of the pituitary tumor. After successful delivery, the second stage was endoscopic transsphenoidal removal of the pituitary adenoma. There were no peculiarities and complications in the postoperative period. A review of the literature is presented, similar cases of surgical management of pregnant patients with pituitary adenoma are described in foreign literature.

Keywords:

pituitary adenoma
pregnancy
endoscopic neurosurgery
prolactinoma
pituitary apoplexy

Authors:

Kalinin P.L.

Burdenko Neurosurgery Center

Kutin M.A.

Burdenko Neurosurgery Center

Lubnin A.Yu.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Astafyeva L.I.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Akhvlediani K.N.

Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ivanov V.V.

Samara State Medical University

Agrba S.B.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Sharipov O.I.

N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Fomichev D.V.

N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Chernov I.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Received:

30.12.2021

Accepted:

09.02.2022

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