Endoscopic distinction between capsule and pseudocapsule of pituitary adenomas

CEYLAN S., ÇABUK B., Koc K., ANIK İ., VURAL Ç.

ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, vol.155, no.9, pp.1611-1619, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 155 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00701-013-1754-5
  • Journal Name: ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1611-1619
  • Keywords: Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, pseudocapsule, pituitary adenoma, MICROSURGICAL ANATOMY, CAVERNOUS SINUS, MEDIAL WALL, TUMORS, GLAND, SURGERY, REMOVAL, GROWTH, SELLAE
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Pseudocapsules were first identified in pituitary adenoma surgery in 1936. Since then, the distinction between pituitary capsules and pseudocapsules has been unclear, and the definitions of these entities have varied. In this study, pituitary capsules and extracapsular dissection were examined retrospectively, intra- and extrapseudocapsular resection was evaluated, and dissection of the pituitary adenoma and pseudocapsule was examined prospectively.