Sublabial Transseptal vs Transnasal Combined Endoscopic Microsurgery in Patients With Cushing Disease and MRI-Depicted Microadenomas

To assess whether the type of surgical approach to the sella (sublabial transseptal vs transnasal) affects surgical outcome among patients with Cushing disease. Both procedures were performed at our institution from January 1, 1995, through January 31, 2003. From a total of 106 patients with Cushing...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mayo Clinic proceedings 2008-05, Vol.83 (5), p.550-553
Hauptverfasser: Atkinson, John L.D., Young, William F., Meyer, Fredric B., Davis, Dudley H., Nippoldt, Todd B., Erickson, Dana, Vella, Adrian, Natt, Neena, Abboud, Charles F., Carpenter, Paul C.
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Zusammenfassung:To assess whether the type of surgical approach to the sella (sublabial transseptal vs transnasal) affects surgical outcome among patients with Cushing disease. Both procedures were performed at our institution from January 1, 1995, through January 31, 2003. From a total of 106 patients with Cushing disease who had had surgery, we identified 42 adults undergoing an initial surgery, with microadenoma (
ISSN:0025-6196
1942-5546
DOI:10.1016/S0025-6196(11)60727-1