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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
Endocrine Disorders Developing after Surgical Intervention of Craniopharyngioma in Children
Kyrillus S Shohdy1, Wegdan Rashad2
1Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract:
Craniopharyngiomas, albeit their benign nature, can cause severe damage to visual, hypothalamic, endocrine and neurologic functions which make their total resection an inevitable approach to save the patient's life. However, significant therapy-related long term complications make those traditional treatment options debatable and hazardous. This review will focus on the various complications that affect the childrens' quality of life considerably such as, diabetes insipidus, precocious puberty and hypothalamic obesity.
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