Journal Reviews

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Review of pituitary tumour pathology

1 July 2021 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | Craniopharyngioma, Germ cell, Inflammatory, Neurohypophysitis, Neuropathology, Pituitary adenoma, Sellar

This is an excellent review article covering the pathology of pituitary adenomas (PA) as well as rare sellar lesions like lymphocytic hypophysitis that require aggressive treatment. The authors have preserved the 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of PA and...

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Predictors of diabetes insipidus post-hypophysectomy

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | Craniopharyngioma, Desmopressin (dDAVP), Diabetes insipidus, Pituitary adenoma, Rathke cleft cyst, Transsphenoidal surgery

Transient diabetes insipidus (DI) after pituitary surgery is not uncommon and its diagnosis fairly obvious. Permanent DI is rare and often depends on the neurosurgeon’s experience. This retrospective study describes a large series of patients with majority undergoing endoscopic transsphenoidal...