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Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach: outcome analysis of 100 consecutive procedures
- Source :
- Minimally invasive neurosurgery : MIN. 45(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach has been proposed in the past decade as a minimally invasive surgical technique for the removal of pituitary tumors. From January 1997 to November 1999, 100 consecutive patients with pituitary tumors underwent endoscopic endonasal surgery, according to Jho's technique. We employed 0 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees, and 70 degrees rigid endoscopes, 18 - 30 cm in length, 4 mm in diameter with an outer sleeve for irrigation and secured to a holder. Among the 87 pituitary adenomas, tumor removal was total in 51, subtotal (> 80 %) in 20 and partial in 16 cases. Four craniopharyngiomas were totally removed and an intra-suprasellar arachnoid cyst was emptied; a biopsy was performed in the two patients with a clivus chordoma. The two cases of sphenoid sinusitis were cured by surgery, the three patients with spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea were successfully treated and the residual nasal meningocele was removed. The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach appeared to be less traumatic than the traditional microsurgical approach, was very effective, and was characterized by a reduced number of complications. However, the relatively small series together with the short follow-up do not allow us to draw definitive conclusions. The post-operative reduction in hospital stay (two days in 40 of 100), significantly reduced the cost of patient's management.
- Subjects :
- Adenoma
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Microsurgery
Endoscopic endonasal surgery
Pituitary Adenoma
medicine.medical_treatment
Biopsy
Posterior
Cranial Fossa
Craniopharyngioma
Postoperative Complications
Arachnoid cyst
Pituitary adenoma
Sphenoid Bone
medicine
Chordoma
Humans
Pituitary Neoplasms
Transsphenoidal surgery
rhinorrhea
Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery
Endoscopy
Transsphenoidal Surgery
Arachnoid Cysts
Cranial Fossa, Posterior
Female
Middle Aged
Pituitary Gland
Sphenoid Sinusitis
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Pituitary tumors
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Surgery
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09467211
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Minimally invasive neurosurgery : MIN
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dc16b86f64da5905b5a47e4a7abb7cc0