[PDF] Top 20 One-and-a-half nostril endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for pituitary adenomas—a technical report

... Results: The gross total resection rate was 79%. The gross complete resection rate of Knosp grade 3 tumors were 63.6, and 27.3% in grade 4 tumors. Postoperative hormone remission was achieved in 14 out of 18 (77.8%) ... See full document

... for endoscopic endonasal surgeries in other series ...microscopic approach in pediatrics patients is due to lesser exposure which is imposed during ...the transsphenoidal approach is also very ... See full document

... for transsphenoidal access to the pituitary and adjacent skull base has under- gone rapid evolution in recent ...the transsphenoidal approach for pitui- tary adenomas may be complicated ... See full document

... to pituitary surgery has changed significantly ...with pituitary adenomas, submitted to endoscopic endonasal removal with a subsequent follow up from 3 to 36 months, from January 2005 to ... See full document

... single nostril ap- proach, where after lateralization of the middle turbinate, localization of one sphenoid ostium, and exposure of the ethmoid plate, the contralateral ostium is ...As pituitary ... See full document

... of pituitary gland in our study were nonfunctioning followed by GH secreting adenoma 18/70 (26%) followed by prolactinoma ...of pituitary adenomas and have found non functioning adenomas as ... See full document

... of pituitary adenomas by examining the expression and cellular localization of CDK5 and ...rat pituitary cell line (GH3 cell ...that pituitary ad- enomas might be functionally regulated by ... See full document

... a pituitary adenoma (Fig 1C). The hemorrhagic pituitary adenomas were pro- lactinomas in four patients, plurihormonal (pro- lactin/FSH) tumor in one patient, and nonfunc- tioning in one ... See full document

... Endoscopic transsphenoidal approach to sellar tumors is a relatively new technique, yet it was noted in our study among other to have an easy learning curve, with a rapid acquire of experience among ... See full document

... normal pituitary gland was reported by different groups [Schechter, 1972; Jugenburg et ...even pituitary angiogenesis can be related to tumour behaviour and ...outcome. One of the first studies about ... See full document

... Each EETSA was performed by a team that in- cluded a rhinologist and a neurosurgeon, and the entire procedure was performed via an endonasal approach with the endoscope. General anaesthesia was induced, and the ... See full document

... after treatment with lanreotide were considered as SSA responders, while patients with <50% GH secretion were considered as SSA nonresponders [16]. We assessed the responsiveness of GH secretion after the second ... See full document

... non-function pituitary adenomas (Table ...had one or more operation previously ...transnasal transsphenoidal surgery was applied for all ... See full document

... Patients with FAP developadenoma throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Polyps can be found throughout the duodenum, but the second and third proportion and the periampullary region are the most commonly affected sites. ... See full document

... Endoscopic endonasal surgery, which has unlimited po- tential, provides a new choice for pituitary adenomas to neurosurgeons undoubtedly. However, so far, most neu- rosurgeons’ unfamiliar to the ... See full document

... Background: Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) plays a critical role during the occurrence and progress of pituitary adenomas (PAs). However, the roles of miRNAs in the invasiveness of PA are poorly ... See full document

... The purpose of our work was to assess the pattern of enhancement in the normal pituitary gland and pituitary adenomas using an imageacquisition process with increased temporal resolution[r] ... See full document

... The CT findings in these 19 patients were cavernous sinus expansion 17 patients, compression of the gasserian ganglion V, complex 14, visibly engulfed internal carotid artery 14, invasio[r] ... See full document

... In general, the primary culture cells that we investigated seemed to be less responsive to temozolomide compared to the pituitary cell lines. This is a common phenomenon, because cell lines have a higher ... See full document

... Herein we presented a patient with temporal lobe epilepsy who was found to have an arachnoid cyst at the anteromedial part of his middle cranial fossa. This case is unique regarding two distinctive features; the first ... See full document