The authors investigate the complications of transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery
in the treatment of 301 patients with pituitary adenomas. A retrospective analysis of …

Pituitary tumors are challenging tumors in the sellar region. Surgical approaches to the
pituitary have undergone numerous refinements over the last 100 years. The introduction of …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report the results of a consecutive series of
patients undergoing pituitary surgery using a pure endoscopic endonasal approach and to …

Object Despite their benign histological appearance, craniopharyngiomas can be
considered a challenge for the neurosurgeon and a possible source of poor prognosis for …

OBJECTIVE: The traditional boundaries of the transsphenoidal approach may be expanded
to include the region from the cribriform plate of the anterior cranial base to the inferior clivus …

Object The extended transsphenoidal approach is a less invasive method for removing
purely suprasellar lesions compared with traditional transcranial approaches. Most …

Object The midline skull base is an anatomical area that extends from the anterior limit of the
cranial fossa down to the anterior border of the foramen magnum. Resection of lesions …

Object. The direct endonasal approach performed with the aid of an operating microscope
for removal of pituitary tumors has the potential advantage over the traditional sublabial …

OBJECTIVE: The traditional boundaries of the transsphenoidal approach can be expanded
to include the region from the cribriform plate of the anterior cranial fossa to the foramen …

Object. The extended transsphenoidal approach, which requires a bone and dural opening
through the tuberculum sellae and posterior planum sphenoidale, is increasingly used for …