Reoperation for growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas: report on an endonasal endoscopic series with a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.

CONCLUSIONS Reoperative EEA for acromegaly had results similar to those for first-time surgery and rates of control for macroadenomas that were better than historical rates. Cavernous sinus invasion continues to be a negative prognostic indicator for disease control; however, results with EEA show improvement compared with results reported in the prior literature.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - September 1, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Almeida JP, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Liang B, Omay SB, Shetty SR, Chen YN, Anand VK, Grover K, Christos P, Schwartz TH Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research