Endoscopic removal of pituitary tumour
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Diagnosis: Pituitary tumour
- 37-year-old female
- Bitemporal hemianopsia
- MR scan: pituitary tumour with suprasellar extension compressing the optic chiasm
EQUIPMENT USED
- StorzGaab pituitary endoscope
SURGICAL TIPS
- Right mononostril approach
- Removal of the tumour with curettes
- Repair of the floor of the sella with gelfoam, pieces of the resected bone and fibrin glue
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