title: How I do it - endoscopic endonasal approach for pituitary tumour.
abstract: Endoscopic endonasal surgery to access the anterior skull base has evolved in many centres worldwide and provides a minimally invasive alternative, with better patient experience, to open techniques.
  
  
  
  We present a basic approach to a midline lesion that is the fundamental starting point for wider access to the skull base.
  
  
  
  The nuances of this technique illustrated here have been developed in many centres to provide a safe procedure that has a low incidence of complications and excellent potential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK. nickphillips@nhs.net.
authors.forename: N
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3955-6749
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nix
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Adenoma; Endonasal; Endoscopic; Pituitary; Transphenoidal