A technical note on endonasal combined microscopic endoscopic with free head navigation technique of removal of pituitary adenomas

Ossama Al-Mefty; Svetlana Pravdenkova; Cristian Gragnaniello

doi:10.1007/s10143-010-0241-1

A technical note on endonasal combined microscopic endoscopic with free head navigation technique of removal of pituitary adenomas

Ossama Al-Mefty, Svetlana Pravdenkova, Cristian Gragnaniello

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Abstract

Pituitary surgery exemplifies the continuous refinement of surgical techniques. The transsphenoidal approach is the approach of choice to treat most pituitary adenomas. We report here, as a technical note, an operative nuance that represents an encompassment of various technical steps that we utilize in our current surgery, including the corroboration of navigation system on a free head with combined use of endoscope and microscope techniques.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	243-249
Number of pages	7
Journal	Neurosurgical Review
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-010-0241-1
State	Published - Apr 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Endonasal endoscopy
Microsurgery
Minimal invasive surgery
Neuronavigation
Pituitary adenoma
Sellar tumors
Surgical technique
Transsphenoidal surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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