Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm

The presence of an intracranial aneurysm together with a pituitary adenoma presents tremendous risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage, during transsphenoidal surgery, particularly when the aneurysm lies near the operative field. A left supraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysm and a clinically nonfunct...

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Main Authors: So Yamada, Shoko M. Yamada, Toshio Hirohata, Yudo Ishii, Katsumi Hoya, Mineko Murakami, Akira Matsuno
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/891847
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Shoko M. Yamada
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Yudo Ishii
Katsumi Hoya
Mineko Murakami
Akira Matsuno
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description The presence of an intracranial aneurysm together with a pituitary adenoma presents tremendous risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage, during transsphenoidal surgery, particularly when the aneurysm lies near the operative field. A left supraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysm and a clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma coexisted in a 57-year-old woman. Initially, the aneurysm was treated by endovascular coil placement, and then the patient underwent pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection of the pituitary tumor via a transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic approach. Pseudocapsule-based extracapsular total resection was safely performed, because of the extirpated risk of rupture of the coil-treated aneurysm. Recently, transsphenoidal pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection approach for pituitary adenomas provides a more effective and safe alternative compared to the traditional intracapsular one because of its higher tumor removal and remission rates and lower recurrence rate. Compared with conventional subcapsular removal, pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection has more risks of aneurysmal rupture that is located adjacent to pituitary adenoma. Thus, in a patient having a cerebral aneurysm with the proximity to the operative field, the cerebral aneurysm should be first treated with endovascular coil placement or direct surgical procedure; subsequently, pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection of the pituitary tumor via a transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic approach should be performed.
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spelling doaj-art-9b33a8775aba4c6e9bf2962380eba39d2025-08-20T02:20:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762012-01-01201210.1155/2012/891847891847Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery AneurysmSo Yamada0Shoko M. Yamada1Toshio Hirohata2Yudo Ishii3Katsumi Hoya4Mineko Murakami5Akira Matsuno6Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba 299-0111, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba 299-0111, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba 299-0111, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba 299-0111, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba 299-0111, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba 299-0111, JapanThe presence of an intracranial aneurysm together with a pituitary adenoma presents tremendous risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage, during transsphenoidal surgery, particularly when the aneurysm lies near the operative field. A left supraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysm and a clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma coexisted in a 57-year-old woman. Initially, the aneurysm was treated by endovascular coil placement, and then the patient underwent pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection of the pituitary tumor via a transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic approach. Pseudocapsule-based extracapsular total resection was safely performed, because of the extirpated risk of rupture of the coil-treated aneurysm. Recently, transsphenoidal pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection approach for pituitary adenomas provides a more effective and safe alternative compared to the traditional intracapsular one because of its higher tumor removal and remission rates and lower recurrence rate. Compared with conventional subcapsular removal, pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection has more risks of aneurysmal rupture that is located adjacent to pituitary adenoma. Thus, in a patient having a cerebral aneurysm with the proximity to the operative field, the cerebral aneurysm should be first treated with endovascular coil placement or direct surgical procedure; subsequently, pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection of the pituitary tumor via a transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic approach should be performed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/891847
spellingShingle So Yamada
Shoko M. Yamada
Toshio Hirohata
Yudo Ishii
Katsumi Hoya
Mineko Murakami
Akira Matsuno
Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
title Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
title_full Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
title_fullStr Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
title_full_unstemmed Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
title_short Endoscopic Extracapsular Removal of Pituitary Adenoma: The Importance of Pretreatment of an Adjacent Unruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
title_sort endoscopic extracapsular removal of pituitary adenoma the importance of pretreatment of an adjacent unruptured internal carotid artery aneurysm
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/891847
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