ea0016p416 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2008
Cozzi Renato
, Lasio Giovanni
, Felisati Giovanni
, Attanasio Roberto
Steroids are still widely prescribed in pituitary trans-sphenoidal surgery (TSA). Pituitary-adrenal/thyroid/gonadal functions were prospectively evaluated in 72 consecutive NFPA pts (2087 years, 37 M) before and after endoscopic-TSA (E-TSA) (63 at first operation, 9 at re-operation). All had macroadenoma with suprasellar extension: impinging optic chiasma in 28, extending into cavernous sinus (CS) in 23, giant in 12. Hydrocortisone was infused peri-operatively only in pt...