Reoperation for growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas: report on an endonasal endoscopic series with a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.
Almeida JP, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Liang B, Omay SB, Shetty SR, Chen YN, Anand VK, Grover K, Christos P, Schwartz TH. Reoperation for growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas: report on an endonasal endoscopic series with a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 404-416. PMID: 28862548, DOI: 10.3171/2017.2.jns162673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaGrowth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary AdenomaHumansNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryNeurosurgical ProceduresNoseReoperationConceptsExtended endonasal endoscopic approachFirst-time surgeryCavernous sinus invasionPreoperative GH levelsSinus invasionSurgery groupControl rateDisease controlSystematic reviewReoperation groupTumor sizeGH levelsGrowth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomaHormone-secreting pituitary adenomasTransient diabetes insipidusDisease control rateFirst-line therapyResults of reoperationTime of surgerySmaller tumor sizeNegative prognostic indicatorSimilar control ratesLow control rateEndonasal endoscopic approachFirst-time operationsLimitations of the endonasal endoscopic approach in treating olfactory groove meningiomas. A systematic review
Shetty SR, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Omay SB, Almeida JP, Liang B, Chen YN, Singh H, Schwartz TH. Limitations of the endonasal endoscopic approach in treating olfactory groove meningiomas. A systematic review. Acta Neurochirurgica 2017, 159: 1875-1885. PMID: 28831590, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3303-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesHumansMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOlfaction DisordersPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodSmellTreatment OutcomeConceptsExtent of resectionOlfactory groove meningiomasTCA groupEndoscopic endonasalEEA patientsEEA groupTraditional transcranialPreoperative visual disturbancesMedium-sized tumorsFischer's exact testEndonasal endoscopic approachT-testStudent's t-testCurrent management strategiesPostoperative anosmiaPreoperative anosmiaTCA patientsPostoperative complicationsVisual outcomeEndoscopic resectionVisual disturbancesRecurrence rateSkull base reconstructionEndoscopic approachCSF leakTransorbital endoscopic approach for exposure of the sylvian fissure, middle cerebral artery and crural cistern: an anatomical study
Almeida JP, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Shetty SR, Omay SB, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Transorbital endoscopic approach for exposure of the sylvian fissure, middle cerebral artery and crural cistern: an anatomical study. Acta Neurochirurgica 2017, 159: 1893-1907. PMID: 28808799, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3296-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCerebral CortexDecompression, SurgicalDura MaterHumansMiddle Cerebral ArteryNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryNeurosurgical ProceduresOrbitSkull BaseConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryTransorbital endoscopic approachLesser sphenoidal wingMesial temporal lobeSylvian fissureEndoscopic approachCerebral arteryCrural cisternSphenoidal wingEyelid incisionSphenoidal portionEndoscopic transorbital approachIntradural dissectionTemporal lobeTransorbital approachGreater sphenoidal wingAnatomical studyMedial orbital decompressionMiddle fossa duraInvasive skull base surgeryInferior orbital fissurePosterior orbital gyrusSkull base surgerySkull base pathologiesInjected cadaver headsEndonasal endoscopic pituitary surgery in the elderly.
Wilson PJ, Omay SB, Kacker A, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Endonasal endoscopic pituitary surgery in the elderly. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 128: 429-436. PMID: 28387628, DOI: 10.3171/2016.11.jns162286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Loss, SurgicalDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNasal CavityNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryNeurosurgical ProceduresPituitary GlandPituitary NeoplasmsPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSphenoid BoneTreatment OutcomeConceptsComplication rateEndonasal endoscopic surgeryElderly patientsPituitary adenomasEndoscopic surgeryEndoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal resectionAge groupsEndonasal transsphenoidal resectionSymptomatic subdural hygromasIntraoperative blood lossRisk of complicationsRisk of surgeryExtent of resectionSingle-center dataAverage tumor diameterHealthy young personsLength of stayEndonasal endoscopic pituitary surgeryEndonasal endoscopic approachEndoscopic pituitary surgeryCranial complicationsPostoperative hematomaSymptomatic patientsBlood lossRetrospective review