title: [Endoscopic pituitary tumor surgery by nasal cavity and sphenoid sinus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  For reducing surgical trauma to patients of pituitary tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  12 patients of pituitary tumor were treated with endoscopy by nasal cavity and sphenoid sinus under general anaesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Except one died of bleeding within cranial cavity after operation, the rest recovered smoothly without severe complications. During 7 months to one and half year follwing-up, the function of endocrine in 9 cases resumed to normal and 8 of their vision improved to some extent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The good illumination and clear visual field under endoscopy could improve the accuracy and security of operation and minimize the injury to normal tissue. But for large or recurrent tumors, this approach should be selected carfully.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Otolaryngology, Shandong Medical University, Jinan 250012.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery