title: [Anesthesia selection in hypophysectomy by endoscopic transnasal sphenoidal approach].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the anesthesia selection in resection of pituitary neoplasms by endoscopic transnasal sphenoidal approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six cases with pituitary tumor underwent transnasal sphenoidal endoscopic surgery . Among the 56 cases, 8 cases accepted general anesthesia and 48 cases accepted local anesthesia and sedation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients had no complains of surgery. 48 cases who accepted local anesthesia and sedation were completed surgery successfully, without graining and struggling during the operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Local anesthesia and sedation is a simple, safe and good selection for resection of pituitary neoplasms by endoscopic transnasal sphenoidal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China).
authors.forename: Qinxiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Shixi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huiming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Chuanyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult