Short-term outcome of endoscopic versus microscopic pituitary adenoma surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Ammirati, L Wei, I Ciric - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & …, 2013 - jnnp.bmj.com
Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery has become increasingly more popular for the
removal of pituitary adenomas. It is also widely recognised that transsphenoidal microscopic …

Endoscopic versus microscopic transsphenoidal surgery in the treatment of pituitary adenoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Li, W Liu, P Cao, Y Zheng, Z Bu, T Zhou - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Inconsistent findings have been reported regarding the efficacy and safety of
endoscopic and microscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma. This study …

Endoscopic versus microscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma surgery: a meta-analysis

Y Gao, C Zhong, Y Wang, S Xu, Y Guo, C Dai… - World journal of surgical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery has gradually come to be regarded as a
preferred option in the treatment of pituitary adenomas because of its advantages of …

Cavernous sinus invasion in pituitary adenomas: systematic review and pooled data meta-analysis of radiologic criteria and comparison of endoscopic and …

S Dhandapani, H Singh, HM Negm, S Cohen… - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Despite the substantial impact of cavernous sinus invasion (CSI) in pituitary
adenoma surgery, its radiologic determination has been inconsistent and variable, and the …

Gross total resection of pituitary adenomas after endoscopic vs. microscopic transsphenoidal surgery: a meta-analysis

RD Almutairi, IS Muskens, DJ Cote, MD Dijkman… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
Background Microscopic transsphenoidal surgery (mTSS) is a well-established method to
address adenomas of the pituitary gland. Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (eTSS) has …

Complications related to the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas in 300 consecutive patients

E Magro, T Graillon, J Lassave, F Castinetti… - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETS) for
nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFPAs). Methods A retrospective study of 300 …

Identification and repair of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks in endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: surgical experience in a series of 1002 patients

BA Strickland, J Lucas, B Harris, E Kulubya… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is among the most common complications
following transsphenoidal surgery for sellar region lesions. The aim of this study was to …

Giant pituitary adenoma: histological types, clinical features and therapeutic approaches

P Iglesias, V Rodríguez Berrocal, JJ Díez - Endocrine, 2018 - Springer
Giant pituitary adenomas comprise about 6–10% of all pituitary tumors. They are mostly
clinically non-functioning adenomas and occur predominantly in males. The presenting …

The experience with transsphenoidal surgery and its importance to outcomes

J Honegger, F Grimm - Pituitary, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Surgical experience is considered paramount for excellent outcome of
transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). However, objective data demonstrating the surgical success …

Comparison of outcomes between a less experienced surgeon using a fully endoscopic technique and a very experienced surgeon using a microscopic …

HA Zaidi, AW Awad, MA Bohl, K Chapple… - Journal of …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT The comparative efficacy of microscopic and fully endoscopic transsphenoidal
surgery for pituitary adenomas has not been well studied despite the adoption of fully …