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How risky is transsphonoidal surgery in Pituitary Adenoma? |
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Answer» Answer: Most PEOPLE who have transsphenoidal surgery will have a sinus HEADACHE and congestion for up to a week or 2 after surgery. If surgery CAUSES damage to large arteries, to nearby brain tissue, or to nerves near the pituitary, it can lead to brain damage, a STROKE, or blindness, but this is quite rare.When a transsphenoidal adenomectomy is performed at experienced transsphenoidal surgery centers, long-term remission rates average 80% overall, surgical morbidity is low, and the mortality rate is typically less than 1%. In patients with well-defined noninvasive microadenomas, the long-term remission rate averages 90%. |
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