• Neurosurg Focus · Dec 2005

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    Perspectives on endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery.

    • John A Jane, Joseph Han, Daniel M Prevedello, Jay Jagannathan, Aaron S Dumont, and Edward R Laws.
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA. johnjanejr@virginia.edu
    • Neurosurg Focus. 2005 Dec 15;19(6):E2.

    AbstractSellar tumors are most commonly approached through the transsphenoidal corridor, and tumor resection is most often performed using the operating microscope. More recently the endoscope has been introduced for use either as an adjunct to or in lieu of the microscope. Both the microscopic and endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches to sellar tumors allow safe and effective tumor resection. The authors describe their current endoscopic technique and elucidate the advantages and disadvantages of the pure endoscopic adenomectomy compared with the standard microscopic approach.

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