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Pituitary References



Transsphenoidal Approach to Lesions of the Sella Turcica: Historical Overview
, by Lanzino G, Laws ER, Feiz-Erfan I, White WL.  Barrow Quarterly 18(3):4-8, 2002 [pdf unavailable pending copyright permissions ]

The authors track the evolution of the transsphenoidal approach from Cushing's and Hirsch's early use of the approach to the introduction of the surgical microscope.

 

Imaging of the Pituitary Gland, by Forbes K, Karis J, White WL. Barrow Quarterly 18(3):9-19, 2002

This article reviews the magnetic resonance imaging techniques used to access the pituitary gland and describes the imaging characteristics of normal sellar anatomy and common sellar and suprasellar pathologies.

 

The Transseptal Transsphenoidal Approach to Pituitary Tumors, by White WL, Lanzino G, Feiz-Erfan I. Barrow Quarterly 18(3):20-28, 2002

The transseptal transsphenoidal approach, including the transnasal and sublabial variations, is described.

 

Double Sellar Floor: Radiographic Sign for a Pituitary Adenoma, by Feiz-Erfan I, Lanzino G, White WL. Barrow Quarterly 18(3):29-30, 2002

Radiographic and computed tomographic images clearly illustrate a double sellar floor in a man with a pituitary macroadenoma.





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