✓ Microadenomas of the pituitary vary in size, particularly those related to Cushing's
disease. They are often not visualized on preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging …

Transsphenoidal microsurgery for pituitary tumors is practiced routinely by neurosurgeons
with satisfactory results. However, in many cases the surgeon encounters difficulties in …

Object. Pituitary surgery has been reported to produce remission of Cushing's disease with
preservation of pituitary function in only 60 to 70% of patients. The inability to identify an …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the use of ultrasound (US) of the pituitary gland during
transsphenoidal surgery as a means of detecting microadenomas in patients with Cushing …

Objective: Localization of microadenomas in Cushing's disease may be difficult as in up to
45% of patients sellar MRI fails to detect a pituitary tumor. Intraoperative transsphenoidal …

OBJECTIVE: Well-established surgical goals for pituitary macroadenomas include gross
total resection for noninvasive tumors and debulking with optic chiasm decompression for …

Background The evolution of pituitary surgery has made it a safe and effective form of
treatment; however, risks of inadequate tumor resection, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak …

Forty-two patients with large pitutary tumors were studied with magnetic resonance imaging
scans. Based on the operative findings, the tumors were divided into two groups, Tumors in …

Abstract The usefulness of 1.5-T high-field intraoperative magnetic resonance (iMR) imaging
during transsphenoidal surgery for functioning pituitary adenomas was retrospectively …

Fifteen patients with large pituitary tumors were studied with computed tomography (CT) and
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). CT was performed using General Electric 8800 and …