The role of transcranial surgery in the management of pituitary adenoma.
Transcranial pituitary surgery has a small, but distinct, role in the management of pituitary adenomas. Properly performed, a transcranial procedure should have an associated morbidity and mortality not much different than that of a transsphenoidal operation.
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Division of Neurosurgery, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome