Olfactory improvement in acromegaly after transnasal transsphenoidal surgery

• Published in: Neurosurgical focus Vol. 29; no. 4; p. E10
• Main Authors: Actor, Bertrand, Sarnthein, Johannes, Prömmel, Peter, Holzmann, David, Bernays, René L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Acromegaly - surgery; Adenoma - surgery; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Follow-Up Studies; Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - surgery; Human Growth Hormone - secretion; Humans; Middle Aged; Neurosurgical Procedures - methods; Odorants; Olfaction Disorders - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Retrospective Studies; Sensory Thresholds - physiology; Severity of Illness Index; Smell - physiology; Sphenoid Sinus; Treatment Outcome

The direct transnasal transsphenoidal approach to the sellar region has become a widely adopted surgical procedure among neurosurgeons and ear, nose, and throat specialists. Nasal complications and their incidence have been investigated, but a systematic testing of olfactory disturbance has not prev...