Modified transpterional approach for treatment of 326 patients with sellar region tumors by Microsurgery / 新乡医学院学报

ABSTRACT

Objective　To discuss the methods of treatment of sellar region tumors by microsurgery via modified transpterional approach.Methods　The clinical data of 326 patients with sellar region tumors were retrospectively analyzed. All of the patients(of them 158 patients with pituitary adenomas, 89 patients with craniopharyngiomas and 79 patients with meningiomas)were treated by microsurgery via modified transpterional in our hospital in recent 4 years. The most important part of preoperative arrangement was giving glucocorticoid and anti-epilepsy drugs. Modified transpterional craniotomy was performed, and the tumors were removed by employing microsurgical techniques via the 5 anatomy interspaces in sellar region after the subarachnoid cisterns were dissected carefully under surgical microscope. Consciousness, urine volume and serum electrolyte of the patients were observed strictly after surgery, and the complications such as diabetes insipidus, serum electrolyte disorder and epilepsy were remedied in time.Results　The rate of intact frontal branch of facial nerve was 92.18% and that of intact supraorbital nerve was 95.72%. Atrophy of temporal muscle occurred in none of the patients. Total and/or subtotal resection of tumors was achieved in 95.26% patients and the rate of intact pituitary stalk was 62.44%. The major postoperative complications included diabetes insipidus and serum electrolyte disorder. Although the incidence of complications was high to 61.42%, complete restore was achieved in 97.12% of the patients with the complications within 1 month.Conclusion　The modified transpterional approach for sellar region tumors may give a lower incidence of damage to frontal branch of facial nerve, super-orbital nerve and temporal muscle, and it can achieve higher total resection rate and a less postoperative complications by employing modified transpterional approach and the microsurgical techniques, combined with the active treatments of postoperative complications, therefore it is deserved to be spread to use in clinical works.