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ea0011oc18 | Clinical endocrinology | ECE2006

Endoscope-assisted pituitary surgery for functioning and non-functioning pituitary adenomas. The experience of the first 80 patients in a single centre

Hanson PL , Joshi SM , Alusi G , Sabin HI , Drake WM , Monson JP

Introduction: We present the outcome for the first 80 patients undergoing neuronavigation–guided, endoscopic transphenoidal surgery in our centre since August 2001. All operations were undertaken by the same neurosurgeon and endoscopic nasal surgeon.Indications for treatment: Indications for treatment may be divided into: Functioning microadenomas, with the aim of surgical cure while protecting residual pituitary function. Functioning macroadenomas,...