title: [Surgical management of pituitary adenomas by transsphenoidal approach].
abstract: In the years 1976-1993 we have performed 90 transsphenoidal approaches for pituitary adenomas. This paper presents a detail report concerning 23 cases, operated in the last 2 years, with CT and NMR documentation. A preoperative visual deficit was very common in this group of patients. In the postoperative period the dramatic improvement of the vision was observed in 86% of cases. In our opinion the transphenoidal approach is very useful for the operation of the tumors with suprasellar expansion.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Neurochirurgii Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liebert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szyfter
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tokarz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szmeja
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Paprzycki
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Chirurgiczne leczenie gruczolaków przysadki mózgowej z dojścia przez zatoke klinowa.