Surgery often reduces symptoms of pituitary tumors. Following your post-operative instructions helps minimize your chance of complications. Your pituitary gland is found at the base of your brain. It ...

Pituitary tumor surgery is the primary treatment for most types of tumors that grow on your pituitary gland. Treatment is often needed if the tumor is cancerous or if it’s large and disrupting your ...

Repeat transsphenoidal surgery was performed in 16 patients (median time to reoperation 4.5 days) and 9 of these patients achieved remission. Patients who did not achieve remission after ...

Postoperative hyponatraemia represents one of the most frequent and clinically significant complications after transsphenoidal surgery. It typically emerges between days 4 and 10 post-operatively and ...

The main treatment option for pituitary tumors involves surgical removal of the tumor. The two types of pituitary tumor surgery are transsphenoidal surgery and craniotomy. Transsphenoidal surgery is ...

A pituitary tumor is an irregular mass on your pituitary gland (the small gland inside your skull that regulates hormones). A tumor that grows can press on your pituitary gland and change your hormone ...