The transseptal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy has become a relatively frequent procedure in recent years. We performed 20 such procedures between January 1984 and December 1987 for various pituitary disorders. Significant complications such as CSF rhinorrhea, meningitis, diabetes insipidus, haemorrhage and septal perforation are discussed. The mortality rate for the series was 5%. In analysing...

Epistaxis from the anterior septum is frequently treated with a topical application of silver nitrate, which cauterizes the bleeding vessel. However, this treatment causes a septal perforation in a small percentage of patients. We report our study of the histologic effect of topical silver nitrate on samples of septal tissue obtained from 11 patients. We found that 30 seconds of exposure allowe...

To study the effectiveness of chemical cautery with patching on chronic tympanic membrane perforations pars tensa. Thirty-eight patients dry due to inflammatory or traumatic etiology were selected after treating primary etiological factors like septal deviation and allergic rhinitis. Fifty percentage silver nitrate was used cauterize margin perforation covered thin sterile aluminium foil as a p...

UNLABELLED Transsphenoidal surgery is the most commonly used surgical procedure to handle the hypophyseal region, sometimes associated with oronasal complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS/AIM To evaluate prospectively (specific questionnaire, clinical evaluation) undiagnosed chronic oronasal complications in patients submitted to conventional transsphenoidal adenomectomy surgery, operated at dif...

INTRODUCTION Many surgical techniques are available for surgical repair of nasal septal perforations. The variety of techniques is evidence that no single technique is recognized as being uniformly reliable in closing all perforations. In fact, most perforations remain unclosed because available closure techniques are technically difficult and require training and experience to master. Many aut...