Factors Affecting Porous High-Density Polyethylene Implant Exposure in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Resection of Sellar Lesions

SC Payne, B Hughley, Y Afere… - Journal of Neurological …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine which patient characteristics are
associated with exposure of porous high-density polyethylene (PHDPE) used in …

Development of chronic sphenoid sinusitis after sellar reconstruction with medpor porous polyethylene implant

NF Farrell, TT Kingdom, AE Getz, KO Lillehei… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The Medpor porous polyethylene implant is reported to be safe and effective for
sellar reconstruction after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). However, we have observed …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic sphenoid sinusitis after anterior skull base reconstruction with MEDPOR

Z Farhood, JL Antisdel - Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To review a sequela of skull base reconstruction with a porous polyethylene
implant. Methods Case report. Results A 61-year old patient with a past surgical history of …

Sellar floor reconstruction with the Medpor implant versus autologous bone after transnasal transsphenoidal surgery: outcome in 200 consecutive patients

BD Liebelt, M Huang, DS Baskin - World neurosurgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The Medpor porous polyethylene implant provides benefits to perform sellar floor
reconstruction when indicated. This material has been used for cranioplasty and …

Extrusion of Non-porous Polyethylene Implants after Endoscopic Reconstruction of Large Skull Base Defects

CJ Massey, M Lee, Z Litvack, N Vyas… - Journal of Neurological …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Reconstruction of skull base defects after endonasal endoscopic approaches
is often technically challenging, and many different methods and materials have been …

Using an autologous fibrin sealant in the preventing of cerebrospinal fluid leak with large skull base defect following endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery

AE Yıldırım, E Dursun, Ç Özdöl, D Divanlıoğlu… - 2013 - acikerisim.erdogan.edu.tr
AIM: Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak following endoscopic endonasal
transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This …

Sellar Reconstruction With a Bioabsorbable Plate After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Adenoma Resection: Safe and Efficacious

RK Thorpe, MC Dougherty, JE Walsh… - Annals of otology …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To report outcomes of a large cohort of patients who underwent endoscopic
endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) for resection of a pituitary adenoma with …

Novel Transsphenoidal Implant Plus Acellular Dermis Gasket Seal Closure in Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Resection of Sellar Lesions

BM Fong, S Julie, MJ Jonathan… - Journal of Neurological …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Methods: We performed a retrospective review of patients undergoing transsphenoidal
resection of a pituitary lesion by the senior neurosurgeon (AHK) from 2011 to 2016 (N= 86 …

Using an autologous fibrin sealant in the preventing of cerebrospinal fluid leak with large skull base defect following endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery

AE Yildirim, E Dursun, C Ozdol… - Turkish …, 2013 - neurosurgery.dergisi.org
RESULTS: The ages of the patients ranged from 20 to 83 years (mean 49.3 years). There
were 25 (46%) male patients and 30 (54%) females. All patients had tumors with suprasellar …

Clinical Application of Collagen Fleece Coated with Fibrin Sealant for Transsphenoidal Surgery: Alternative Methods of Traditional Methods for CSF Leakage …

J Cho - Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Objective: Abdominal fat grafting and postoperative lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
drainage (PLD) have been used to prevent CSF rhinorrhea after transsphenoidal surgery …