Transsphenoidal surgery is a technique for operating on structures deep in the head by passing an endoscope or surgical instruments through the nose and through the sphenoid bone, the butterfly-shaped bone that forms part of the base of the skull, into the sphenoidal sinus cavity behind it. It is used chiefly to remove tumors of the pituitary gland, which sits just beyond the sphenoid bone. Although the pituitary lies within the skull, it is not part of the brain itself, so this route lets surgeons reach it without disturbing the brain.
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When did surgeons first attempt to reach the pituitary through the nose?
Hermann Schloffer first attempted it in 1907, and its use grew in the 1950s and 1960s.
The transsphenoidal approach was first attempted by Hermann Schloffer in 1907. Use of the procedure grew in the 1950s and 1960s, after intraoperative fluoroscopy and the operating microscope were introduced.
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Transsphenoidal surgery is a type of surgery in which an endoscope or surgical instruments are inserted into part of the brain by going through the nose and the sphenoid bone (a butterfly-shaped bone forming the anterior inferior portion of the brain case) into the sphenoidal sinus cavity.
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The transsphenoidal approach was first attempted by Hermann Schloffer in 1907.
Treats: Pituitary Adenoma, Lead
Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the pituitary gland. (Such tumours, although within the skull, are outside the brain itself).
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