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Rhinological complications of trassphenoidal approaches

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The trans-sphenoidal approach to the sella, being a neurosurgical procedure, has suffered inadvertently from neglect of its rhinological implications. With the increasing realization of the necessity of a microsurgical rhinologist on the operating team, nasal morbidity is being dramatically reduced. We present our experience on an evaluation of 23 patients, operated by the trans-ethmoidal trans-septal (combined Bateman’s approach) for pituitary adenoma by the rhinoneuro-surgical team.

The combined trans-septal trans-ethmoidal route to the sella, in the hands of a competent rhinologist, has yielded satisfactory clinical results with minimal rhinological morbidity.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110 029, New Delhi

    S. K. Kacker

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P. S. Bhatt, Ex. Senior Post Graduate, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110 029.

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Kacker, S.K., Bhatt, P.s. Rhinological complications of trassphenoidal approaches. Indian J Otolaryngol 36, 139–141 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02993688

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