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Quality of care evaluation in non-functioning pituitary adenoma with chiasm compression: visual outcomes and timing of intervention clinical recommendations based on a systematic literature review and cohort study.

Iris C M PelsmaMarco J T VerstegenFriso de VriesIrene C NottingMarike L D BroekmanWouter R van FurthNienke R BiermaszAlberto M Pereira
Published in: Pituitary (2021)
Surgical decompression is highly effective in improving visual function. Uniform, quantitative grading of visual dysfunction was lacking. MD is a promising quantitative outcome measure. We provide recommendations for the evaluation of timing of surgery, considering severity of visual impairment, which will need further validation based on expert clinical practice.
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