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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The transsphenoidal microsugrical approach is the mainstay of treatment for pituitary adenoma. | |||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
*The [[transsphenoidal]] microsurgical approach to a [[pituitary]] lesion is the most widely employed surgical approach to pituitary lesions and represents a major development in the safe surgical treatment of both hormonally active and nonfunctioning tumors. | |||
*This approach is often successful in debulking tumors, even those that have a significant [[suprasellar]] extension. | |||
*A contraindication to this approach includes tumors with a significant suprasellar extension with an hourglass-shaped narrowing between the intrasellar and suprasellar component because blind attempts to reach the suprasellar tumor may lead to cerebral damage. | |||
*An infection in the [[sphenoid sinus]] is potentially a contraindication to the transsphenoidal approach | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
[[Category:Endocrinology]] | [[Category:Endocrinology]] | ||
[[Category:Mature chapter]] | [[Category:Mature chapter]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
The transsphenoidal microsugrical approach is the mainstay of treatment for pituitary adenoma.
Surgery
- The transsphenoidal microsurgical approach to a pituitary lesion is the most widely employed surgical approach to pituitary lesions and represents a major development in the safe surgical treatment of both hormonally active and nonfunctioning tumors.
- This approach is often successful in debulking tumors, even those that have a significant suprasellar extension.
- A contraindication to this approach includes tumors with a significant suprasellar extension with an hourglass-shaped narrowing between the intrasellar and suprasellar component because blind attempts to reach the suprasellar tumor may lead to cerebral damage.
- An infection in the sphenoid sinus is potentially a contraindication to the transsphenoidal approach