[Transnasal-sphenoided endosurgical and microsurgical technique of pituitary adenometomies].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the surgical technique of pituitary adenomas by naso-sphenoid way and the prevention of complication.


METHODS
The pituitary adenomas in 19 cases were removed under endoscope and microscope by the transnasosphenoided way. Sphenoid-saddle base was restructed with lip-tendon-membrane and the nasal separate bone.


RESULTS
Seventeen cases had entire resection in the 19 patients. Two cases had subtotal resection. The symptoms were improved with no sever complications in 19 cases during the period of 3-36 months follow-up and no recovery in 17 cases.


CONCLUSIONS
lt is a effective surgical technique that the pituitary neoplasms are removed by nasosphenoidal way under the endoscope and microscope with the alcohol for preventing the tumor recovery and with the lip-tendon-membrane and nasal separate bone for restructing the saddle base.
Shen
Zhisen
Z
Department of Otolaryngology, Lihuili Hospital, Medical Center of Ningbo, Ningbo 315400, China. szs688@sohu.com
Jiang
Zhinan
Z
Zhao
Kan
K
Wang
Boding
B
D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome