ReviewNeurosurgical review2019
Olfactory function in patients after transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas-a short review.
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- Olfactory outcomes after endonasal skull base surgery: a systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2021Pooled it
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- Pedicled Nasoseptal Flap After Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Skull Base Tumors: A Comparative Meta-Analysis with Other Modalities of Reconstruction.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2026Article
- Validation of the Persian version of anterior skull base questionnaire in patients undergoing endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A core outcome set for pituitary surgery research: an international delphi consensus study.Pituitary · 2025Article
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- Establishment of a risk prediction model for olfactory disorders in patients with transnasal pituitary tumors by machine learning.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Olfactory event-related potentials (OERPs) and trigeminal event-related potentials (TERPs) - a pilot study in Czech participants with normal sense of smell.Journal of applied biomedicine · 2023Article
- Long-term Recovery Patterns of Olfactory Function after Trans-sphenoidal Approach with Nasoseptal Flap Elevation.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
- Improved nasal recovery and intact olfactory function after a transseptal approach for endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal adenomectomy: A retrospective analysis.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2022Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery.Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Is nasal airflow disrupted after endoscopic skull base surgery? A short review.Neurosurgical review · 2022Review
- What is the current clinical practice in pituitary adenoma surgery in Europe? European Pituitary Adenoma Surgery Survey (EU-PASS) results-technical part.Neurosurgical review · 2022Article
- Sinonasal quality of life in patients after an endoscopic endonasal surgery of a sellar tumour.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Superior turbinate management and olfactory outcome after endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma: a propensity score-matched cohort study.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2020Article
- Microsurgical versus endoscopic surgery for non-functioning pituitary adenomas: a retrospective study.Croatian medical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
Olfaction is an important sensory input that obviously affects many daily activities. However, olfactory dysfunction (hyposmia and anosmia) leads to a pronounced decrease in quality of life. Surprisingly, little attention has been paid to olfactory changes after transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of the effects of transsphenoidal pituitary surgery on olfaction and compare different surgical techniques. Based on selected studies, the endoscopic approach, in comparison with the microscopic approach, seems to be superior in terms of preservation of olfactory function, although the quality of data from these studies is generally poor. The best results were observed when the endoscopic approach was used without harvesting of the nasoseptal flap.
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