A number of milestones have marked the development of transsphenoidal pituitary tumor
resection this century. The introduction of headlamp illumination, followed by the use of the …

✓ The evolution of transsphenoidal surgery represents a special chapter in the progress of
neurosurgery. Although Cushing initially advocated a transsphenoidal approach to pituitary …

✓ Generally accepted contraindications to using a transsphenoidal approach for resection of
tumors that arise in or extend into the suprasellar region include a normal-sized sella turcica …

OBJECTIVE: The traditional boundaries of the transsphenoidal approach may be expanded
to include the region from the cribriform plate of the anterior cranial base to the inferior clivus …

Transcranial and trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery were developed independently with few
exceptions by different groups of surgeons. The transcranial approaches, primarily the …

OBJECTIVE: Advances in optics, miniaturization, and endoscopic instrumentation have
revolutionized surgery in the past decade. We report our experience with the endoscope in …

Object The endoscopic endonasal approach for resection of pituitary lesions is an effective
surgical option for tumors of the sella turcica. In this study the authors compared outcomes …

✓ The transnasal transsphenoidal approach is the preferred route for removal of most
lesions of the sella turcica. The concept of transnasal surgery traversing the sphenoid sinus …

With rapid advances in technology and endoscopic techniques in the 1980s and early
1990s, endoscopic sinus surgery expanded beyond the realms of the paranasal sinuses …

Management of huge pituitary adenoma (more than 5 cm in diameter) is one of the most
important issues on the treatment of pituitary tumors. We have analyzed the therapeutic …