BACKGROUND: With continuing advancements in minimally invasive endoscopic nasal and sinus surgical techniques, image-guided endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches to the pituitary gland and anterior skull base have progressively become more popular. METHODS: Clinical records were reviewed retrospectively from 2001 to 2006. Twenty-nine consecutive patients with pituitary tumours underwent transnasal endoscopic surgery. RESULTS: We outlined our endoscopic surgical technique with the use of image guidance. The duration of surgery, complications, and hospital stay were also reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: Image guidance can be applied during transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery and requires a minimal amount of time. It can reduce morbidity and allow for a more complete and safer operation with minimal postoperative discomfort. It can significantly reduce postoperative hospital stay, resulting in a reduced cost to the medical system.
BACKGROUND: With continuing advancements in minimally invasive endoscopic nasal and sinus surgical techniques, image-guided endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches to the pituitary gland and anterior skull base have progressively become more popular. METHODS: Clinical records were reviewed retrospectively from 2001 to 2006. Twenty-nine consecutive patients with pituitary tumours underwent transnasal endoscopic surgery. RESULTS: We outlined our endoscopic surgical technique with the use of image guidance. The duration of surgery, complications, and hospital stay were also reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: Image guidance can be applied during transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery and requires a minimal amount of time. It can reduce morbidity and allow for a more complete and safer operation with minimal postoperative discomfort. It can significantly reduce postoperative hospital stay, resulting in a reduced cost to the medical system.
Authors: Benjamin D Lovin; Justin Yu; Jonathan S Choi; Akash J Patel; Carla M Giannoni; K Kelly Gallagher Journal: J Neurol Surg B Skull Base Date: 2020-03-09
Authors: Martin Hanson; Hao Li; Eliza Geer; Sasan Karimi; Viviane Tabar; Marc A Cohen Journal: World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2020-03-20