ea0030p2 | (1) | BSPED2012
Storr Helen L
, Drake William M
, Akker Scott A
, Monson John P
, Savage Martin O
, Alusi Ghassan
, Sabin H Ian
Selective transsphenoidal adenomectomy remains the accepted first line treatment for Cushings disease (CD), until recently by microscopic (sublabial) transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Endonasal transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery is emerging as a novel, less invasive treatment for pituitary adenomas with lower postoperative complications and morbidity. The safety of endoscopic surgery has been extensively reviewed in adult patients and is now considered best practice for...