Surgery as first-line treatment for prolactinoma? Discussion of the literature and results of a consecutive series of surgically treated patients

M Ottenhausen, J Conrad, LM Wolters, F Ringel - Neurosurgical review, 2023 - Springer
Initial treatment for prolactinoma is usually conservative with dopamine agonists. However,
the duration of treatment is often lifelong and can be associated with significant side effects …

Preoperative treatment with dopamine agonist therapy influences surgical outcome in prolactinoma: a retrospective single-center on 159 patients

A Ryba, D Gonzalez Lopez, R Rotermund, J Flitsch - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Prolactinoma account to the most common pituitary adenomas and current
therapy regime constitutes of dopamine agonist therapy (DA) and surgery in selected cases …

Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Resection for Prolactinoma: A Retrospective Multicenter Case-series

IM Zandbergen, KM Huntoon, TG White… - Archives of Medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETSS) for prolactinoma is reserved for
dopamine agonist (DA) resistance, intolerance, or apoplexy. High remission (overall 67 …

Care trajectories of surgically treated patients with a prolactinoma: why did they opt for surgery?

VR van Trigt, IM Zandbergen, ICM Pelsma, LEH Bakker… - Pituitary, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To describe care trajectories in patients with prolactinoma, aiming to clarify the
rationale for surgery. Methods Retrospective observational cohort study of consecutive …

The Changing Treatment Paradigm for Prolactinoma—A Prospective Series of 100 Consecutive Neurosurgical Cases

VR van Trigt, LEH Bakker, ICM Pelsma… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Purpose To evaluate patients with prolactinoma treated surgically in a time when elective
prolactinoma surgery became routine in our center, using a comprehensive outcome set …

Operative treatment of cystic prolactinomas: a retrospective study

W Su, K He, Y Yang, J Xu, X Li, H Tang, J Yang… - BMC Endocrine …, 2023 - Springer
Background The optimal therapeutic approach for cystic prolactinomas remains unclear.
This study aimed to evaluate the remission rates of prolactinoma patients after surgical …

Surgical management of giant prolactinomas: a descriptive study

MD Lundholm, D Yogi-Morren… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Giant prolactinoma (GP) is a rare pituitary lactotropic cell tumor larger than 4 cm
in its widest dimension, and is less likely than a smaller prolactinoma to achieve prolactin …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Calcified Sellar/Parasellar Region Pathologies: Report of 11 Pituitary Adenoma Cases

A Gokbel, A Uzuner, A Emengen, E Yilmaz… - World Neurosurgery, 2025 - Elsevier
Objective Calcification in pituitary adenomas is a rare occurrence and its differential
diagnosis typically includes other sellar masses. Common calcifications in pituitary …

The Role of Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery in Microprolactinomas: A Retrospective Study

Z Zhu, Z Li, L Luo, W Zheng, H He, W Li, M Cai - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Most patients with microprolactinomas require lifetime treatment with a dopamine
agonist. Many patients in our center have sought endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery as an …

Outcomes of Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach for More Aggressive Pediatric Pituitary Adenomas: Early-and Late-Term Results from a Single Center Experience

M Caklili, E Yilmaz, SD Ozturk, A Uzuner, P Yildirim… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Pediatric pituitary adenomas are rare lesions and account for approximately 3% of
all supratentorial tumors in children. There is a paucity of reports on endoscopic …