A randomized prospective comparative study on sinonasal morbidity and quality of life of transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenomas: endonasal versus trans-septal approach.
Fabio FerreliChiara LasagnaLuca CanaliAli BaramBeatrice C BonoMaria Pia TropeanoFrancesca PirolaEmanuela MorenghiGiuseppe MercanteGiuseppe SprianoDavide MilaniGiovanni LasioGiovanni ColomboPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery has negligible morbidity and does not negatively affect the nasal function in the long term. Endonasal approach and Trans-septal approach are comparable in terms of morbidity outcomes and general QoL, leaving the choice of the approach to the surgeon preference.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- ultrasound guided
- surgical site infection
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- chronic rhinosinusitis
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- endoscopic submucosal dissection
- growth hormone