The main treatment for most pituitary tumor patients is a minimally invasive operation called transsphenoidal surgery. Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeons are particularly experienced in using this technique, also called transnasal endoscopy, to …

Endoscopic pituitary surgery, also called transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery, is the most common surgery used to remove pituitary tumors. The pituitary gland is located at the bottom of your brain and above the inside of your nose.

Most pituitary tumors can be removed transsphenoidally. The approach is through the sphenoid sinus, one of the facial air spaces behind the nose. Rarely, a craniotomy is required, where the skull is opened to reach the tumor.

This topic review covers the techniques, results, and complications of transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary adenomas and other sellar masses. The endocrine evaluation of these disorders, as well as options for medical therapy of prolactinomas and acromegaly, are reviewed elsewhere.

Pituitary tumors with substantial intracranial extension can engulf important structures and should be treated using a transcranial approach. For transsphenoidal surgery, there are several alternative approaches to the sphenoid sinus.

Transsphenoidal surgery is the most common procedure for removing a tumor of the pituitary gland. Rather than opening up the skull in a traditional craniotomy, the neurosurgeon reaches the tumor through the nasal passages and the sphenoid sinus.

Transsphenoidal surgery. This is the most common way to remove pituitary tumors. Transsphenoidal surgery is done through the sphenoid sinus, a hollow space in the skull behind the nasal passages and below the brain. The back wall of …

2023年6月26日 · This activity describes transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, a surgical procedure for resectioning tumors of the pituitary gland, along with the relevant anatomy, the indications/contraindications, and technical aspects of the procedure.

Most pituitary tumors can be removed transsphenoidally. The approach is through the sphenoid sinus, one of the facial air spaces behind the nose. Rarely, a craniotomy is required, where the skull is opened to reach the tumor.

What is transsphenoidal pituitary surgery? Transsphenoidal literally means “through the sphenoid sinus.” It is a surgery performed through the nose and sphenoid sinus to remove pituitary tumors (Fig. 1). Transsphenoidal surgery can be performed with an endoscope, microscope, or both.