Surgical outcome of non-functioning pituitary adenomas: a comparative study between microscopic and endoscopic techniques

Surgical outcome of non-functioning pituitary adenomas: a comparative study between microscopic and endoscopic techniques

Abstract Background Non-functioning pituitary adenomas have been treated by gross total resection with the microscopic transsphenoidal approach being the standard for decades. Recently, the endoscope has been utilized as alternative with its possible advantages and disadvantages. Methods In this stu...

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Main Authors: Hatem Adel Sabry, Ahmad Elsayed Desoukey Elayouty, Hazem Antar Mashaly, Alyaa Ahmed Elsherbeny, Aya Yassin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas
Microscopic resection
Endoscopic resection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-018-0019-2

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