Rhinologic outcome of endoscopic transnasal-transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: an institutional series, systematic review, and meta-analysis

Autor: Nathalie A. Gstrein, Sebastian Zwicky, Carlo Serra, Michael Hugelshofer, Luca Regli, Michael B. Soyka, David Holzmann, Christian M. Meerwein
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.
ISSN: 1434-4726
0937-4477
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-023-07934-w
Popis: Purpose We aimed to summarize the available data on the objective rhinologic outcome after endoscopic transnasal-transsphenoidal (ETT) surgery. Methods Retrospective study on a consecutive cohort of treatment-naïve patients undergoing ETT pituitary gland surgery. Additionally, a systematic review and meta-analysis with focus on the rhinologic outcome, including postoperative smell function was performed. Results The institutional series incorporated 168 patients. A concomitant endoscopic septoplasty was performed in 29/168 patients (17.3%). A nasoseptal flap was used for reconstruction of large skull-base defects or high-flow CSF leaks in 4/168 (2.4%) patients. Early postoperative rhinologic complications (p = 1.0). The systematic review included 19 studies on 1533 patients with a median postoperative epistaxis rate of 1.4% (IQR 1.0–2.2), a postoperative acute rhinosinusitis rate of 2.3% (IQR 2.1–3.0), a postoperative synechiae rate of 7.5% (IQR 1.8–19.1) and a postoperative septal perforation rate of 2.2% (IQR 0.5–5.4). Seven studies including a total of 206 patients reported adequate outcome measures for smell function before and after ETT surgery. Only 2/7 studies reported an impairment of smell function postoperatively, especially in patients with nasoseptal flap harvesting. Conclusion Early and late postoperative rhinologic complication rates after ETT surgery for pituitary lesions seem to be low. A thorough evaluation of smell function, in particular in patients at risk for nasoseptal flap harvesting, may be an important factor in optimal postoperative care.
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