Visual Outcome After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenoma

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild88 enrolled

Overview

Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery is a procedure for the treatment of pituitary macroadenomas that cause visual impairment through optic chiasm compression. The aim of this retrospective study is to describe visual outcome after this procedure.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pituitary Tumor Optic Chiasm Disorder

Interventions

Endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary tumor removalPROCEDURE

Removal of pituitary tumor by transsphenoidal endonasal surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Pituitary tumor causing optic chiasm compression (documented on MRI or CT-scan) * Visual impairment caused by chiasm compression * Treatment by transsphenoidal endonasal surgery * Treatment in the Rothschild Foundation (Paris) between 2009 and 2013 Exclusion Criteria: * Ophtalmologic condition other than optic chiasm compression

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Post-operative gain in visual acuity

Difference between pre-operative and post-operative visual acuity, expressed in LogMAR

Time frame: six months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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