Abstract:For a number of years, the microscopic sublabial transsphenoidal (MSt) approach was considered the gold standard approach for the treatment of pituitary macroadenomas. Nonetheless, the trend is currently shifting away from the MSt to the endonasal transsphenoidal (EEt) approach. the aim of the present study was to examine the post-operative outcomes of the first cases operated by a team of two young surgeons using the EEt approach, compared to the cases operated by a team of senior neurosurgeons with extensive… Show more
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