SynthesisNeurosurgical review2023
The learning curve for endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery: a systematic review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- The effect of a learning curve on outcomes of vestibular schwannoma surgery: A systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Endoscopic endonasal approach vs microsurgical transcranial approach in intracranial chordoma surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence in pituitary surgery: the path to clinical solutions.Endocrine-related cancer · 2026Review
- Review
- Review
- Learning Curve in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery: Is Progress over Time Always Guaranteed? A Consecutive Series of 123 Cases from a Single Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Surgical Treatment of Meningioma with Situs Inversus Totalis Assisted by 3D Technology: A Case ReportCurrent medical imaging · 2026Article
- Enhancing skull base tumor management: the combination of 3D printing technology and endoscopic surgical techniques.3D printing in medicine · 2025Article
- Modern therapeutic approaches for hepatic tumors: progress, limitations, and future directions.Discover oncology · 2025Review
- [Pattern of invasive growth of pituitary adenomas with positive hormonal immunohistochemistry].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025Observational
- Spatial Cognition Ability in Surgeons Performing Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.Neurologia medico-chirurgica · 2024Article
- Supraorbital keyhole approaches in the first 3 years of practice: outcomes and lessons learned. Patient series.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2024Article
- Neuroimaging of Brain Tumor Surgery and Epilepsy.Brain sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Recent literature demonstrates that a learning curve exists for endoscopic pituitary surgery. However, there is significant variability in the way these studies report their outcomes. This study aims to systematically review the literature regarding outcomes for endoscopic pituitary surgery and how this may be related to a surgical learning curve. An electronic search of the databases Medline, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases was performed and data extracted according 2020 Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Ten articles were included in the review as they examined the following: rates of gross total resection, average operative time, CSF leak rate, visual outcomes, endocrine outcomes and how these results were influenced by surgical experience. We have demonstrated that a learning curve exists for some outcome variables for endoscopic pituitary surgery. However, there is significant heterogeneity in the current body of literature which makes clear comparisons difficult.
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