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This article, published in the Journal of Neurological Surgery, examines the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on postoperative olfactory function in patients who underwent endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS) for a pituitary tumor. The study found that there was no significant change in olfactory function between the preoperative and postoperative assessments for the overall cohort. Additionally, patients with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection did not have worse pre and postoperative scores compared to those who were never infected. These findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection does not appear to be associated with olfactory dysfunction after ESBS. [Extracted from the article]