2015•German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)Open access

Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: A 10-year experience

Jens Conrad, Jasmin Rezapour, Monika Oser, Martín Mayer, Ali Ayyad, Alf Giese

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Objective: Over the last century pituitary adenoma surgery has undergone a remarkable evolution in surgical technique, approaches and technological adjuncts. In our department the endoscopic approach was introduced as routine in 2004. In this retrospective study we review our experiences with fully [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

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Key concepts: Transsphenoidal surgery, Medicine, Surgery, Endoscopic surgery, Pituitary adenoma, Endoscopy, General surgery, Adenoma