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Juan Antonio Simal-Julián1, Pablo Miranda-Lloret1, Giovanni Pancucci1

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Endoscopic pituitary surgery offers shorter hospital stays and fewer complications than microsurgery. However, microsurgery may reduce vascular issues and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas, necessitating further research.

Keywords:
Adenoma hipofisarioCirugía endoscópicaCirugía microscópicaEndoscopic surgeryMicroscopic surgeryPituitary adenoma

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Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Otolaryngology

Background:

  • Endoscopic techniques in pituitary surgery have advanced significantly.
  • Systematic reviews are crucial for evaluating surgical approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and analyze systematic reviews comparing endoscopic and microsurgical techniques in pituitary surgery.
  • To assess the consistency and conclusions of existing literature.

Main Methods:

  • Bibliographic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases.
  • Selection of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published between 2000 and January 2013.
  • Focus on studies comparing microsurgical and endoscopic pituitary surgery.

Main Results:

  • Endoscopy group: shorter hospital stay, less diabetes insipidus and rhinological complications.
  • Endoscopy group: lower blood loss, shorter operative times, higher gross total resection rates, less visual impairment, and lower hypopituitarism rates.
  • Microsurgery group: reduced vascular complications and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas.

Conclusions:

  • Endoscopic surgery shows advantages in several key outcomes.
  • Microsurgery demonstrates benefits in specific complication categories.
  • Further randomized multicenter studies are essential to definitively resolve the debate between endoscopic and microsurgical approaches for pituitary pathology.