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ArticleJournal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base2026

Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Selective Resection of the Medial Wall of the Cavernous Sinus for the Treatment of Functional Pituitary Adenomas.

Xuanzhi Wang, Cheng Xufeng, Zheng Li, Fei Wang

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Article in Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Xuanzhi WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Cheng XufengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Zheng LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Fei WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of endoscopic transsphenoidal selective resection of the medial wall of the cavernous sinus (MWCS) for the treatment of functional pituitary adenomas (FPAs). Methods: Clinical data of fifteen patients with FPAs were retrospectively analyzed. The MWCS on the side of the tumor was surgically resected. Results: In this study of fifteen patients, endocrine remission was observed in thirteen cases (86.7%) after surgery, and tumor cells in the MWCS were found in ten (66.7%) cases. No serious postoperative complications occurred in any patient. Conclusion: For FPAs characterized as Knosp grades 0 to 3, if there is no clear pseudocapsule or normal pituitary between the tumor and the MWCS during the operation, consideration of removal of the MWCS on that side may contribute to improved postoperative remission rates.

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cavernous sinusendoscopic transnasalfunctional pituitary adenomaMWCS

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PMID42626475
PMCPMC13493164

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