Laparoscopic treatment of Cushing’s syndrome in a woman in late pregnancy – a case presentation

Laparoscopic treatment of Cushing’s syndrome in a woman in late pregnancy – a case presentation

Hypercortisolaemia during pregnancy constitutes a serious threat to life of the mother and fetus and may be associatedwith adrenocortical carcinoma. The objective of this study is to present the usefulness of laparoscopic proceduresin treating adrenal tumours in such cases. One 21-year-old woman, 24...

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Main Authors: Sadegh Toutounchi, Anna Makowska, Ewa Krajewska, Patryk Fiszer, Witold Cieśla, Ryszard Pogorzelski, Aleksandra Bartnik, Mirosław Wielgoś, Ewa Bar-Andziak, Maciej Skórski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2011-12-01
Series:Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
Subjects:
Cushing’s syndrome during pregnancy
laparoscopic adrenalectomy
adrenal tumour
pregnancy
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