The learning curve for endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery: a systematic review.
Neurosurg Rev
; 46(1): 241, 2023 Sep 12.
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ABSTRACT
Recent literature demonstrates that a learning curve exists for endoscopic pituitary surgery. However, there is significant variability in the way these studies report their outcomes. This study aims to systematically review the literature regarding outcomes for endoscopic pituitary surgery and how this may be related to a surgical learning curve. An electronic search of the databases Medline, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases was performed and data extracted according 2020 Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Ten articles were included in the review as they examined the following rates of gross total resection, average operative time, CSF leak rate, visual outcomes, endocrine outcomes and how these results were influenced by surgical experience. We have demonstrated that a learning curve exists for some outcome variables for endoscopic pituitary surgery. However, there is significant heterogeneity in the current body of literature which makes clear comparisons difficult.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Hipófise
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Curva de Aprendizado
Tipo de estudo:
Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
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Neurosurg Rev
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Austrália