title: Rhinological complications of sublabial transseptal transsphenoidal surgery for sellar and suprasellar lesions: prevention and management.
abstract: Transseptal transsphenoidal surgery is the most widely accepted operative procedure for sellar and suprasellar lesions. About 35% out of fifty-four cases operated by this procedure at our centre had rhinological complications. Possible mechanism involved and their prevention and management is discussed herewith.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Taneja
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000601:surgery*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*