Endoscopic pituitary surgery.
Endoscopic pituitary surgery has definite advantages over the traditional method using the operating microscope. Improved visualization, angled view, and a wider panoramic perspective of the important anatomic relationships of the sphenoid and the sella turcica were the obvious advantages. The direct endonasal transsphenoidal approach is the most minimally invasive. Its advantages include wider access, avoidance of a septoplasty, and the ability for two surgeons to work together enabling better instrumentation and more complete and rapid removal of the tumor.
Sethi
Dharambir S
DS
Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169609, Republic of Singapore. goldss@sgh.com.sg
Leong
Jern-Lin
JL
D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology