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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
[Endoscopic transsphenoidal approach in surgical treatment of pituitary adenomas]
1Third Affiliated Hospital of Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130031.
Objective:
To recognize the indications and the value of endoscopic transsphenoidal approach in surgical treatment of pituitary adenomas.
Methods:
The management of pituitary adenomas in 24 patients was reviewed.
Results:
Endoscopic transnasal transspheniodal approach was used successfully in 24 cases and endoscopic transseptal transsphenoidal approach was used successfully in 4 cases, total tumor resection in 23 cases and subtotal resection in 1 case were achieved.
Conclusion:
This new technique offered a simple and rapid access to the sella turcica, and also, direct visualization which improve the surgeon's ability to resect tumors, it is a safe, valuable and efficient procedure for removing pituitary adenomas. The indications and management of the complications of endoscopic pituitary surgery were discussed.
