A Comprehensive Analysis of Tobacco Smoking History as a Risk for Outcomes after Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Adenoma

Conclusion This is the first study to show smoking may have a negative impact on healing of CSF leak repairs after TSH, requiring a return to the operating room. This effect appears to be dose dependent on the smoking history. Secondarily, intraoperative CSF leak as covariate in multivariable models was significantly associated with all negative outcomes. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base - March 30, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Min, Susie Zhang, Grace Hu, Alex Petito, Gabrielle T. Tripathi, Siddhant H. Shukla, Geet Kumar, Adithya Shah, Sanjit Phillips, Katie M. Forbes, Jonathan A. Zuccarello, Mario Andaluz, Norberto O. Sedaghat, Ahmad R. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research