title: Pituitary surgery.
abstract: This article focuses on surgical indications, perioperative management, and endoscopic approaches for pituitary surgery. Also discussed are sinonasal, neurologic, and endocrine complications, which may include bleeding, sinusitis, and synechiae; cerebrospinal fluid leaks and bleeding; and diabetes insipidus and panhypopituitarism, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Carrau
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kassam
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Snyderman
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications