Advances in Pituitary Surgery

Advances in Pituitary Surgery

Pituitary surgery has advanced considerably in recent years with the exploration and development of various endoscopic approachesand techniques. Different endoscopic skull base approaches are being applied to access sellar tumors in different locations. Moreover, extracapsular dissection and cavernous sinus exploration have enabled gross total resection of sellar tumors where it could nothave been achieved in the past. Techniques for skull base reconstruction have also progressed, allowing surgeons to remove largerand more complicated tumors than before. This review article discusses different endoscopic skull base approaches, surgical techniques for removing pituitary adenomas, and reconstruction methods for repairing postoperative low-flow and high-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage.

Pituitary surgery has advanced considerably in recent years with the exploration and development of various endoscopic approachesand techniques. Different endoscopic skull base approaches are being applied to access sellar tumors in different locations. Moreover, extracapsular dissection and cavernous sinus exploration have enabled gross total resection of sellar tumors where it could nothave been achieved in the past. Techniques for skull base reconstruction have also progressed, allowing surgeons to remove largerand more complicated tumors than before. This review article discusses different endoscopic skull base approaches, surgical techniques for removing pituitary adenomas, and reconstruction methods for repairing postoperative low-flow and high-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage.