The current role of transcranial surgery in the management of pituitary adenomas
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The current role of transcranial surgery in the management of pituitary adenomas Ravindran Pratheesh • Simon Rajaratnam Krishna Prabhu • Sunithi E. Mani • Geeta Chacko • Ari G. Chacko
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Ó Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012
Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the use of a transcranial (TC) approach in pituitary adenomas and suggest a decision-making tree for the surgical strategy. The data for 23 (4.6 %) patients who underwent TC surgery from amongst 494 pituitary adenomas were retrospectively analyzed. Eight factors on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that could predict a difficult transsphenoidal (TS) surgery were noted. Adverse findings at TS surgery leading to a 2nd stage TC surgery were documented. Eighteen of the 23 cases were giant adenomas. Thirteen patients underwent TC surgery alone or as an initial approach when combined with TS while 10 underwent 2nd stage TC surgery following a TS approach. Most cases in the first group had 3 or more radiological factors in combination with a small sella. The 2nd group had higher sellar tumor volumes and fewer unfavourable radiological factors that led to the initial use of the TS approach. A hard, fibrous consistency or a significant residue obscured from the surgeon’s view, and difficulty in hemostasis were additional factors
R. Pratheesh K. Prabhu A. G. Chacko (&) Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, Tamil Nadu, India e-mail: [email protected] S. Rajaratnam Department of Endocrinology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India S. E. Mani Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India G. Chacko Section of Neuropathology, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
prompting the use of a TC approach. Tumor excision C90 % could be achieved in 13 cases (56.5 %). Post-operative RT was administered in 12 patients. There were 2 deaths (8.7 %) and the major morbidity rate was 43 %. Despite advances in endoscopic surgery the TC approach may be required in 5 % of cases. A study of the preoperative MRI for factors that predict difficulty with the TS approach might encourage the surgeon to consider a TC surgery either as an initial approach or combined with a TS surgery. Keywords Pituitary adenoma Transsphenoidal Transcranial Abbreviations TC Transcranial TS Transsphenoidal MRI Magnetic resonance imaging T4 Thyroxine FTC Free thyroxine concentration TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone FSH Follicle stimulating hormone LH Luteinizing hormone GH Growth hormone IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test PACS Picture archiving and communication system ICA Internal carotid artery FLAIR Fluid attenuated inversion recovery CT Computed tomography ACoA Anterior communicating artery ETCO2 End tidal CO2 CSF Cerebrospinal fluid RT Radiation therapy SRT Stereotactic radiation therapy SD Standard deviation
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