Pregnancies complicated with functioning adrenal adenomas causing severe obstetric outcomes: a 20-year experience at a tertiary center

• Published in: BMC endocrine disorders Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 122 - 8
• Main Authors: Zhu, Caixia, Cai, Shiqin, Zhong, Xue, Huang, Linhuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.07.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adenoma; Adenoma - complications; Adenoma - surgery; Adrenal adenoma; Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications; Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery; Adrenalectomy; Adrenocortical Adenoma - complications; Adrenocortical Adenoma - pathology; Adrenocortical Adenoma - surgery; Adult; Care and treatment; Catecholamines; Cesarean section; Corticosteroids; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Female; Fetuses; Gestational diabetes; Hormones; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension; Hypokalemia; Hyponatremia; Infants (Newborn); Laparoscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical treatment; Neonatal; Neonates; Obesity; Obstetric; Obstetrics; Outcome; Pancreatitis; Patient outcomes; Patients; Postpartum period; Potassium; Pre-eclampsia; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnant women; Premature birth; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Sodium; Surgery; Tertiary Care Centers; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; Womens health; Young Adult; Pregnancy; Neonatal; Adrenal adenoma; Obstetric; Outcome

Functioning adrenal adenoma during pregnancy is rare, and the diagnosis is challenging owing to unspecific symptoms and restricted investigations. The obstetric outcomes of patients who undergo surgery during pregnancy or who receive only medical treatment are poorly described. The aim was to invest...