Complications Related to the Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas in 300 Consecutive Patients

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6043804	World Neurosurgery	2016	12 Pages	PDF

Abstract

ETS permits a wide view, allowing good conditions for a satisfactory resection in the majority of NFPAs. Some pitfalls of endoscopy can lead to complications that improve with modification of the operative technique (i.e., CSF leak and postoperative epistaxis). This study confirms an acceptable rate of complications associated with ETS.

Keywords

STR ETs NFPA SAH GTR Pituitary adenoma Endoscopy MRI Subtotal resection Transsphenoidal Magnetic resonance imaging computed tomography Subarachnoid hemorrhage Gross total resection Partial resection Complication CSF Cerebrospinal fluid learning curve

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Complications Related to the Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas in 300 Consecutive Patients

Authors

Elsa Magro, Thomas Graillon, Jerome Lassave, Frederic Castinetti, Sebastien Boissonneau, Emline Tabouret, Stéphane Fuentes, Lionel Velly, Regis Gras, Henry Dufour,