This work details contemporary clinical knowledge on the multidisciplinary management of pituitary and other sellar/parasellar tumors, with a focus on surgical techniques and a particular emphasis on complication avoidance and management. International experts provide guidance on natural history, radiologic and clinical aspects, surgical indications, and resection techniques.In addition, case presentations and clinical photographs help the reader reduce the risk of error and advance their own surgical skills. Readers also have access online to streaming videos of key procedures to help them provide the best possible outcomes for every patient.

Transsphenoidal Surgery: Complication Avoidance and Management Techniques will be of great value to Neurosurgeons, Otolaryngologists, Endocrinologists, Radiation Oncologists, and residents and fellows in these specialties.

Contents

۱. Evolution of Pituitary Surgery and the Transsphenoidal Approach
۲. The History of Trans-sphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumours
۳. Principles and Pitfalls of Anesthesia for Transsphenoidal Surgery
۴. Operative Indications and Pitfalls in Patient Selection for Surgery of Pituitary Tumors
۵. The Perioperative and Postoperative Care for Pituitary Patients
۶. Neuro-ophthalmology of Pituitary Tumors
۷. Rhinologic Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Surgery
۸. Imaging of the Sella and Parasellar Region
۹. Classification, Pathobiology, Molecular Markers, and Intraoperative Pathology
۱۰. Surgical Anatomy of the Sellar Region
۱۱. Combined Hybrid Microscopic and Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery. Anatomy, Instrumentation, and Technique
۱۲. Transcranial Approaches to the Sellar and Parasellar Areas
۱۳. Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery. Anatomy, Instrumentation, and Technique
۱۴. Three-Dimensional Endoscopy for Skull Base Surgery
۱۵. Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery. Results and Complications
۱۶. Intraoperative Imaging for Pituitary Surgery
۱۷. The Role of Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery in the Management of Complex Lesions Involving the Skull Base
۱۸. Closure Methods Following Transsphenoidal Surgery
۱۹. Complications with Transsphenoidal Surgery. A Review
۲۰. Rhinological Complications. Avoidance and Management
۲۱. Medical Management for Pituitary Adenoma Patients
۲۲. Transsphenoidal Surgery for Recurrent Pituitary Disease
۲۳. Transsphenoidal Surgery for Craniopharyngiomas
۲۴. Transsphenoidal Surgery for Cushing’s Disease
۲۵. Transsphenoidal Surgery for Acromegaly
۲۶. Transsphenoidal Surgery for Prolactinomas
۲۷. Transsphenoidal Surgery for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
۲۸. Pituitary Tumors in Pediatric Patients
۲۹. Pituitary Apoplexy
۳۰. Anatomical Approaches to Giant Pituitary Tumors
۳۱. Postoperative Management of Patients Following Transsphenoidal Surgery
۳۲. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas
۳۳. Radiation Therapy for Pituitary Tumors
۳۴. Cytotoxic Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Aggressive Pituitary Tumors
۳۵. Quality of Life in Patients with Pituitary Adenomas