Surgical Considerations in Endoscopic Pituitary Approaches for the Otolaryngologist

Timothy Fan; Alan D Workman; Stacey T Gray

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2022.01.002

Surgical Considerations in Endoscopic Pituitary Approaches for the Otolaryngologist

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2022 Apr;55(2):381-388. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.01.002. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

Authors

Timothy Fan¹, Alan D Workman¹, Stacey T Gray²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: Stacey_Gray@meei.harvard.edu.

PMID: 35256167
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.01.002

Abstract

Advances in endoscopic surgical technique have ushered in a new era of pituitary surgery with improved rates of resection and minimized operative morbidity and burden. Anatomically, endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery is split into nasal, sphenoidal, and sellar stages, each with unique considerations. Recent developments in knowledge and technology seek to build on the success of the endoscope in pituitary surgery, while expanding its capabilities.

Keywords: Endoscopic; Pituitary surgery; Pituitary tumors; Transnasal; Transsphenoidal.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Endoscopes
Endoscopy / methods
Humans
Nose / surgery
Otolaryngologists*
Pituitary Neoplasms* / surgery