Journal Reviews

A lateralised middle turbinate post pituitary surgery and incidence of sinusitis

1 November 2017 | | Endoscopic sphenoidotomy, Middle turbinate lateralization, Sinusitis

A common belief amongst pituitary surgeons is that lateralising the middle turbinate to access the sphenoid can result in an iatrogenic sinusitis. This paper attempts to find out whether this is in fact true. Thirty-eight patients fitted the inclusion criteria...