[Transnasal-sphenoided endosurgical and microsurgical technique of pituitary adenometomies].
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi
; 19(8): 349-50, 2005 Apr.
Article
in Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16075986
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the surgical technique of pituitary adenomas by naso-sphenoid way and the prevention of complication.METHOD:
The pituitary adenomas in 19 cases were removed under endoscope and microscope by the transnasosphenoided way. Sphenoid-saddle base was restructed with lip-tendon-membrane and the nasal separate bone.RESULT:
Seventeen cases had entire resection in the 19 patients. Two cases had subtotal resection. The symptoms were improved with no sever complications in 19 cases during the period of 3-36 months follow-up and no recovery in 17 cases.CONCLUSION:
lt is a effective surgical technique that the pituitary neoplasms are removed by nasosphenoidal way under the endoscope and microscope with the alcohol for preventing the tumor recovery and with the lip-tendon-membrane and nasal separate bone for restructing the saddle base.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pituitary Neoplasms
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Adenoma
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Endoscopy
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Hypophysectomy
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Microsurgery
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
Zh
Year:
2005
Type:
Article