Journal Reviews

Intraoperative MRI use during pituitary tumour resection

1 March 2018 | | Adenoma, Interventional, Intraoperative, MRI, Pituitary, Transsphenoidal, iMRI

This article provides an overview of intraoperative MRI (iMRI) use in transphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary tumours. Traditionally imaging of the surgical field during surgery involves intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging or neuronavigation which help to avoid injury to critical structures but...

Two for the price of one - multiple parotid neoplasms

1 November 2015 | | Adenomas, Parotid, Synchronous, Unilateral

With advancing years come many benefits, but one drawback is the acquisition of parotid (or thyroid) neoplasms. Conventional teaching is that most are benign and slowly enlarge, and not infrequently are found bilaterally as in Warthin’s. Pleomorphic adenomas are also...