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Transsphenoidal Extracapsular Resection Of Pituitary Adenoma, Mohammad Alsayed, Islam Al Aghory, Ali Ali

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Objectives: The current work aimed was for the evaluation of extra-capsular resection of hypophysis adenoma for complete total resection and preservation of hypophysis function. Patients and methods: This was descriptive prospective study that assessed and evaluated patients who has been diagnosed as hypophysis adenoma and undergoing trans-sphenoidal surgery as for preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative evaluation away from exclusion criteria. The study was carried out at Neurosurgery Dep. of Al-Azhar University Hospital "Al-Hussein" and "Bab El-Shaeria. It was carried out on 30 patients. Results: operative time ranged 90 – 210 minutes, meanwhile hospital stay ranged 3 – 7 days. 83.3% of …