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Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery

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Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery ((NEUROSURGERY,volume 27))

Abstract

In the last century the microsurgical transsphenoidal approach has yelded excellent global results in the surgical treatment of pituitary lesions, with minor limits of the procedure itself and very good compliance by the patients, as compared to the transcranial option for the same condition. On the other side, the study, the research and the rapidly developing evolution of techniques and equipment in endoscopic intracranial surgery [88] and in the endoscopic treatment of paranasal sinuses diseases [59, 60, 81, 98, 106–108] have brought the endoscopes into the pituitary area, disclosing new possibilities and advantages [23, 32, 33, 35, 42–44, 46, 74, 92, 99–101, 119, 120].

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de Divitiis, E., Cappabianca, P. (2002). Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery. In: Pickard, J.D., et al. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 27. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6174-6_4

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