학술논문
Surgical Treatment of Functioning Pituitary Adenomas (Pituitary) / 機能性下垂体腺腫の外科治療(<特集>下垂体)
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
脳神経外科ジャーナル / Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery. 1997, 6(3):163
Subject
Language
Japanese
ISSN
0917-950X
2187-3100
2187-3100
Abstract
The goals of the transsphenoidal surgery include : 1) normalization of excessive pituitary hormone levels ; 2) decompression of the optic chiasm ; and 3) preservation of normal pituitary function. Surgical techniques for functioning adenomas basically do not differ from those for nonfunctioning adenomas. These techniques are described based on the authors' personal experiences of 500 transsphenoidal procedures.