Objective Central diabetes insipidus or vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) is the most frequent
water balance disorder after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) with variable prevalence …

Transsphenoidal surgery remains the preference choice for patients with nonfunctioning
pituitary tumors at present, but the superiority of surgical modalities is still debated …

OBJECTIVE Diabetes insipidus (DI) following transsphenoidal surgery can adversely impact
quality of life and be difficult to manage. This study sought to characterize pre-and …

Background The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETA) is an established
technique for the resection of a large variety of benign sellar and suprasellar lesions, mostly …

OBJECTIVE Although pituitary adenomas (PAs) are common intracranial tumors, literature
evaluating the utility of comorbidity indices for predicting postoperative complications in …

Purpose The management of pituitary adenomas in the elderly has become a relevant
clinical issue, in relationship with improved life expectancy and spreading use of imaging …

Background As the population ages, the number of elderly patients with an indication for
pituitary surgery is rising. Information on the outcome of patients aged over 75 is limited. This …

Objective Data on pre-and postoperative pituitary function in nonfunctioning pituitary
adenomas (NFPA) are not consistent. We aimed to investigate pituitary function before and …

OBJECTIVE Decision-making in how to manage pituitary adenomas (PAs) in the elderly
(age≥ 65 years) can be challenging given the benign nature of these tumors and concerns …

OBJECTIVE In other specialties, malnutrition has been shown to be closely linked to
postoperative complications. However, there is no research on the relationship between …