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Direct Transnasal Dural Suturing After Endoscopic Hypophysectomy: Promising Outcomes, Ahmed Abdelwahab, Abdelwahab Rakha, Mohammed Abdelwab, Yasser Khfagy, Hossam Elsisi
Direct Transnasal Dural Suturing After Endoscopic Hypophysectomy: Promising Outcomes, Ahmed Abdelwahab, Abdelwahab Rakha, Mohammed Abdelwab, Yasser Khfagy, Hossam Elsisi
Pan Arab Journal of Rhinology
Background Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery is the gold standard method for surgical management of pituitary adenomas; yet the troublesome issue is the potential of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak with possible persistent leak and meningitis. Sellar reconstruction is a prerequisite to prevent postoperative CSF leak. Watertight dural stitching is a reliable method of closure of intraoperative defects, but this was always challenging due to the narrow and deep operative field and the need of special designs of surgical instruments. We present a simple, easy to use direct dural suture with no need to additional surgical instrument for closure of dural tear …