Rhinological complications of sublabial transseptal transsphenoidal surgery for sellar and suprasellar lesions: prevention and management.
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.
Sharma
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Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) Lucknow, India.
Tyagi
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I
Banerjee
D
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Chhabra
D K
DK
Kaur
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Taneja
H K
HK
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*