Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Pituitary Tumors Approach: Nuances of Neurosurgical Technique

Abstract

Pituitary tumors are responsible for 7 to 17% of all intracranial lesions. Over the past decade, advances in endoscopic microsurgical techniques have resulted in an increasingly aggressive endonasal approach to tumors of the midline skull base. We present our series emphasizing technical nuances of endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach to treat pituitary adenomas.

Resumo

Tumores hipofisários são responsáveis por 7 a 17% de todas as lesões intracranianas. Durante a última década, avanços nas técnicas microcirúrgicas endoscópicas resultaram no aumento de acessos endonasais agressivos para tumores de base de crânio de linha média. Apresentamos nossa série de casos, com ênfase nos detalhes técnicos do acesso endoscópico endonasal transesfenoidal para o tratamento de tumores da hipófise.

Keywords

pituitary tumors - transsphenoidal approach - skull base tumors

Palavras chave

tumores hipofisários - acesso transesfenoidal - tumores de base de crânio

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