Surgical Results of Large and Giant Pituitary Adenomas with Special Consideration of Ophthalmologic Outcomes

MUSLUMAN, Ahmet; Cansever, Tufan; YILMAZ, Adem; KANAT, AYHAN; OBA, Ersin; CAVUSOGLU, Halit; SIRINOGLU, Deniz; AYDIN, Yunus

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2011.02.009

Surgical Results of Large and Giant Pituitary Adenomas with Special Consideration of Ophthalmologic Outcomes

MUSLUMAN A. M. , Cansever T., YILMAZ A., KANAT A. , OBA E., CAVUSOGLU H., ...More

WORLD NEUROSURGERY, vol.76, pp.141-148, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 76
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.02.009
Title of Journal : WORLD NEUROSURGERY
Page Numbers: pp.141-148
Keywords: Adenomas, Giant, Large, Ophthalmologic, Outcomes, Pituitary, ENDONASAL TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY, TRANS-SPHENOIDAL REMOVAL, CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT, RECOVERY, TUMORS, IMPROVEMENT, COMPLICATIONS, DECOMPRESSION, APOPLEXY

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyze functioning and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (PAs) > 3 cm, with special emphasis on preoperative and postoperative visual functions.