ea0025p242 | Pituitary | SFEBES2011
Mukherjee Kanchan
, Khosla Virender
, Mathuriya Suresh
, Bhansali Anil
, Dutta Pinaki
, Khandelwal Nilanjan
, Singh Paramjeet
, Vasishta Rakesh
, Radotra Bhisham
, Pathak Ashis
, Gupta Sunil
, Tewari Manoj
, Chhabra Rajesh
Three hundred and thirty six cases of pituitary adenomas were operated by the transpenoidal route in the last 10 years by a single surgeon. Majority of these were giant non functioning adenomas. Prolactinomas were excluded unless a part of dual adenoma.In nearly 80% of tumours, total or near total removal was achieved. Long term outcome with follow up of more than 5 years revealed recurrence requiring resurgery in only 4 out of 102 patients. Endocrine re...