Abstract Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a complex neuropathic pain syndrome. It is a challenging clinical entity, and the name for this illness as well as the classification system…
Abstract Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, whereas nociception includes the neural processes underlying that experience. Nociception begins as transduction in the periphery and concludes with activation of…
Introduction Various classifications of pituitary tumors have been proposed on the basis of size, radiographic appearance, cytogenesis, staining properties, and endocrine function. There is no consensus regarding the terminology to…
Anatomy If a thin endoscope (1 to 2 mm in diameter) is inserted into the nasal cavity and through the sphenoid ostium, it can reach the sellar floor without touching…
“The most formidable of intracranial tumors” Harvey Cushing (1932) Introduction The introduction of the transsphenoidal approach to the pituitary fossa by Schloffer in 1907 revolutionized the management of pituitary pathology….
Introduction Since the first attempts to remove pituitary tumors through the transsphenoidal approach almost a century ago, it became clear that one of the main challenges was to create an…
Introduction The sellar and parasellar region is a complex and relatively small intersection of endocrine, neural, vascular, meningeal, and skeletal structures. Various types of mass lesions, inflammatory processes, cysts, and…
Introduction Pituitary adenomas are very common lesions and represent between 10% and 20% of all primary brain tumors. Autopsy and imaging studies have demonstrated that nearly 20% of the general…
Introduction Although pituitary and sellar region tumors are relatively rare in infancy and childhood (overall incidence rate of approximately 0.5 per 100,000 person years), these tumors still account for up…
The Sellar Region The pituitary gland and sella are located below the center of the brain in the center of the skull base ( Figure 10-1 ). Access to the…
