Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Acromegaly: Remission Using Modern Criteria, Complications, and Predictors of Outcome

Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal treatment for acromegaly: 2010 consensus criteria for remission and predictors of outcomes.

AIM Acromegaly is a chronic disorder characterized by enhanced growth hormone (GH) secretion and elevated insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels, usually caused by pituitary adenomas. In this retrospective study, we reviewed our experience with endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) with in remission rates using the 2010 consensus criteria, predictors of remission and associat...

The complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary neoplasms

Objective: This study aims to analyze the complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary neoplasms. Methods: 326 patients who underwent neuroendoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery at the neurosurgery department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from July 2012 to July 2015 were enrolled in this retrospective analysis. Results: Among the 326...

Transsphenoidal Surgery for Acromegaly, Assessment of Extent of Resection and Post-operative Biochemical Remission

[Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery].

Endoscopic surgery has been performed in our Department since 1996 as assistance in micro-neurosurgical procedures. In the same way the endoscope was used in transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, but from the beginning of 2004 we started with "pure" endoscopic surgery. We present our experience with the first ninety patients to demonstrate our way of operating. Endoscopic pituitary surgery is perf...

Management of Pituitary Adenomas: Mononostril Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery

Introduction: The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for pituitary adenomas and other sellar lesions is quickly becoming the procedure of choice in their surgical management. The most common approach is binostril three-hand technique which requires a large exposure and subjects both nasal cavities to potential trauma. To reduce nasal morbidity, we employ a mononostril two-hand technique with t...