Successful pregnancy after unilateral adrenalectomy in a case of primary pigmented adrenocortical disease

Ohad Cohen*, Shany Bogat, Mordechai Dolitzki, Avraham Karasik

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We describe a case of successful pregnancy in a patient with primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease. Unilateral adrenalectomy was performed pre-conception as treatment for the patient's bilateral adrenal disease. She later delivered a healdiy infant by cesarean section at week 38 of gestation. There was no evidence of either hyper- or hypo-cortisolism during die pregnancy. The unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy was successful in controlling her hypercortisolism during die ensuing pregnancy, and might provide a valid (albeit temporary) solution in similar situations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)161-163
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adrenalectomy
  • Adrenocortical disease
  • Pregnancy

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