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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
Peri-operative Lumbar Drains for Trans-Sphenoidal resection of Pituitary Adenomas
Ummey Hani1, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi1, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim1
1The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract:
Trans-sphenoidal approach for resection of pituitary adenomas is a safe and common neurosurgical procedure. It can be done both through microscopic or endoscopic methods, and both methods can be facilitated by a perioperative lumbar drain insertion, that in theory improves tumour resection and reduces risk of post-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak. Herein we have reviewed the literature to find out the evidence in support of perioperative lumbar drain insertion for trans-sphenoidal resections.
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