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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Pseudocapsule-Based Resection for Pituitary Adenomas

Yuefei Zhou, Jialiang Wei, Feng Feng, Jianguo Wang, Pengfei Jia, Shuangwu Yang, Dakuan Gao

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yuefei ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Jialiang WeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Feng FengDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Jianguo WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shenmu County Hospital, Yulin, China.
Pengfei JiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Shuangwu YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Dakuan GaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.

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introductionThe endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) is a safe and effective treatment for pituitary adenomas (PAs). Since extracapsular resection (ER) of PAs improves tumor resection and endocrine remission rates, the interface between the pseudocapsule and gland draws increasing attention. However, it is difficult to precisely dissect the tumor along the exact boundary, and complete removal of the tumor increases the risks of normal tissue damage and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage. In this study, we investigated the extracapsular resection as well as the pseudocapsule histology to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of pseudocapsule-related surgical interventions.

methodsFrom December 2017 to December 2019, 189 patients of PAs

resultsThe gross total recession was 62 (96.9%) in the ER group and 107 (85.6%) cases in the IR group, whereas the endocrine remission rate was 29/31 (93.5%) and 40/53 (75.5%) cases, respectively. Anterior pituitary functions were not aggravated postoperatively in any patient, but transient diabetes insipidus (DI) occurred more in the IR group (64.0%) than in ER (48.4%). Pseudocapsule specimens were obtained in 93 patients, and clusters of small cell aggregation were detected in 11 pseudocapsule specimens (11.8%) whereas other patients showed no remarkable developed pseudocapsule. Intraoperative CSF leak occurred more in the ER group (28.1%) than in the IR group (13.6%), but no difference was seen between two groups postoperatively. No case of intracranial hematoma or pituitary crisis occurred in both groups. After a mean follow-up of 22.8 months, tumor recurrence was observed in 4 (2.1%) cases.

conclusionPseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection of PAs

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cerebrospinal fluid leakageendoscopic endonasal approachextracapsular resectionpituitary adenomapseudocapsuleskull base reconstruction

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