Coping strategies in patients undergoing surgery treatment for pituitary tumour in China: A cross‐sectional survey

Abstract

Pituitary adenomas are benign neoplasms that account for 10%-15% of all diagnosed intracranial tumours, and they are the most common type of pituitary disorder (Castellanos, Gutierrez et al., 2021;Di Somma et al., 2021;Famini et al., 2011). Pituitary adenomas may result in considerable adverse consequences such as hormone overproduction and tumour mass effects, thus the physical and psychological conditions of patients may comprised and the quality of life (QoL) (Biamonte et al., 2021;Castellanos, Misra et al., 2021;Dallel et al., 2021). The impairment of QoL have been ensured in patients in biochemical remission of Cushing's disease (CD), non-functioning macroadenoma (NFA), acromegaly (ACRO) and prolactinoma (PRL)

Nasal Irrigation Improves the Nasal Related Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Adenoma

“…The symptoms mainly include nasal congestion, nasal scab, mucosal adhesion, septal perforation, anosmia or loss of vestibular ulcer, atrophic rhinitis, and sinusitis. They will not only affect the nasal ventilation state of patients, increase postoperative catarrhal symptoms, but also decrease patients' comfort and sleep quality, cause patients to have uncomfortable symptoms such as fatigue and reduce their participation in daily social activities (Sharifi et al, 2023; Wu et al, 2023). Olfactory function is obviously impaired after single nostril transnasal surgery treatment of pituitary adenomas (Zeng et al, 2020).…”