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*Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for acromegaly due to [[pituitary adenoma]]. The goal of the surgery will be the removal of the pituitary mass that causes acromegaly. The | *Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for acromegaly due to [[pituitary adenoma]]. The goal of the surgery will be the removal of the pituitary mass that causes acromegaly. The best sugical technique is endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.<ref name="pmid1521518">{{cite journal| author=Fahlbusch R, Honegger J, Buchfelder M| title=Surgical management of acromegaly. | journal=Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am | year= 1992 | volume= 21 | issue= 3 | pages= 669-92 | pmid=1521518 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1521518 }}</ref><ref name="pmid25356808">{{cite journal| author=Katznelson L, Laws ER, Melmed S, Molitch ME, Murad MH, Utz A et al.| title=Acromegaly: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2014 | volume= 99 | issue= 11 | pages= 3933-51 | pmid=25356808 | doi=10.1210/jc.2014-2700 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25356808 }}</ref> | ||
* '''Endonasal transsphenoidal surgery | * '''Endonasal transsphenoidal surgery''' | ||
** Most of the patients with acromegaly due to [[pituitary adenoma]] undergo transsphenoidal [[surgery]]. It is a challenging operation due to the anatomical location of the [[pituitary gland]]. | ** Most of the patients with acromegaly due to [[pituitary adenoma]] undergo transsphenoidal [[surgery]]. It is a challenging operation due to the anatomical location of the [[pituitary gland]]. | ||
** It is very successful in patients with adenoma smaller than 10 cm and [[GH]] level below 40ng. | ** It is very successful in patients with adenoma smaller than 10 cm and [[GH]] level below 40ng. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for acromegaly due to pituitary adenoma. The goal of the surgery will be the removal of the pituitary mass that causes acromegaly. The best sugical technique is endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.
Surgery
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for acromegaly due to pituitary adenoma. The goal of the surgery will be the removal of the pituitary mass that causes acromegaly. The best sugical technique is endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.[1][2]
- Endonasal transsphenoidal surgery
- Most of the patients with acromegaly due to pituitary adenoma undergo transsphenoidal surgery. It is a challenging operation due to the anatomical location of the pituitary gland.
- It is very successful in patients with adenoma smaller than 10 cm and GH level below 40ng.
- It is important to remove the pituitary masses for this reasons:
- They may invade the cavernous sinus.
- They may be associated with microaneurysms.
- MRI and CT imaging are used in guidance during the surgery and they have been linked with high safety and effectiveness of the surgery.[3]
- In case the surgery is performed successfully, the acral features of acromegaly will improve within days.
- Although it is very rare, some complications may occur. These complications include the following:[4][5]
- Local hemorrhage
- CSF leakage
- Diabetes insipidus
- Infection
- Meningitis
- Damage of the normal pituitary tissue
- Postoperatively, somatostatin analogs and radiotherapy are recommended in case of remaining excess of growth hormone.
- Indicators of successful surgery:[6]
- A video showing the procedure of endonasal transsphenoidal surgery:
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References
- ↑ Fahlbusch R, Honegger J, Buchfelder M (1992). "Surgical management of acromegaly". Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 21 (3): 669–92. PMID 1521518.
- ↑ Katznelson L, Laws ER, Melmed S, Molitch ME, Murad MH, Utz A; et al. (2014). "Acromegaly: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 99 (11): 3933–51. doi:10.1210/jc.2014-2700. PMID 25356808.
- ↑ Lasio G, Ferroli P, Felisati G, Broggi G (2002). "Image-guided endoscopic transnasal removal of recurrent pituitary adenomas". Neurosurgery. 51 (1): 132–6, discussion 136-7. PMID 12182410.
- ↑ Melmed S (2009). "Acromegaly pathogenesis and treatment". J Clin Invest. 119 (11): 3189–202. doi:10.1172/JCI39375. PMC 2769196. PMID 19884662.
- ↑ Cappabianca P, Cavallo LM, Colao A, de Divitiis E (2002). "Surgical complications associated with the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach for pituitary adenomas". J Neurosurg. 97 (2): 293–8. doi:10.3171/jns.2002.97.2.0293. PMID 12186456.
- ↑ Feelders RA, Bidlingmaier M, Strasburger CJ, Janssen JA, Uitterlinden P, Hofland LJ; et al. (2005). "Postoperative evaluation of patients with acromegaly: clinical significance and timing of oral glucose tolerance testing and measurement of (free) insulin-like growth factor I, acid-labile subunit, and growth hormone-binding protein levels". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 90 (12): 6480–9. doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0901. PMID 16159936.