A case of acromegaly in pregnancy: Concomitant transsphenoidal adenomectomy and cesarean section

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-71

  Guven, Suleyman ^a,b   Durukan, Tekin ^a   Berker, Mustafa ^a   Basaran, Ahmet ^a   Saygan Karamursel, Burcu ^a   Palaoglu, Selcuk ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cesarean section; Growth hormone adenoma; Pregnancy; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL ADENOMECTOMY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33644589955     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500434021     Document Type: Article

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