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  • Title: Novel closure technique for the endonasal transsphenoidal approach. Technical note.
    Author: Liu JK, Orlandi RR, Apfelbaum RI, Couldwell WT.
    Journal: J Neurosurg; 2004 Jan; 100(1):161-4. PubMed ID: 14743931.
    Abstract:
    Transsphenoidal microsurgery has been the standard approach to sellar lesions since the repopularization of the technique with modifications by Dott, Guiot, and Hardy. The endonasal transseptal transsphenoidal approach, as introduced by Hirsch, is still commonly used by pituitary surgeons to remove lesions of the sellar and parasellar region. One disadvantage of this approach is that the submucosal dissection requires postoperative nasal packing, which is a source of discomfort in patients who undergo transsphenoidal surgery. The authors describe a novel closure technique for the unilateral endonasal transsphenoidal approach that eliminates the need for full nasal packing, minimizing postoperative rhinological morbidity. This technique has been performed in 67 patients harboring sellar and parasellar lesions. All patients recovered rapidly without significant rhinological sequelae.
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