TY - JOUR
T1 - Nasal airway resistance and olfactory acuity following transsphenoidal pituitary surgery
AU - Ikeda, K.
AU - Watanabe, K.
AU - Suzuki, H.
AU - Oshima, T.
AU - Tanno, N.
AU - Shimomura, A.
AU - Sunose, H.
AU - Takasaka, T.
AU - Ikeda, H.
AU - Yoshimoto, T.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Rhinological problems after a transseptal transsphenoidal approach for pituitary tumors were prospectively investigated in 25 patients with special reference to nasal airway resistance and olfactory acuity, five patients showed a significant increase in the unilateral and/or total nasal airway resistance. Endoscopie observation of the nasal cavity revealed the presence of crust formation, hypertrophy of the inferior turbinate, or synechiae. Three patients showed a significant deterioration in olfactory acuity. Coronal CT views with good visualization of the olfactory cleft were helpful in evaluating causes ofhyposmia postoperatively.
AB - Rhinological problems after a transseptal transsphenoidal approach for pituitary tumors were prospectively investigated in 25 patients with special reference to nasal airway resistance and olfactory acuity, five patients showed a significant increase in the unilateral and/or total nasal airway resistance. Endoscopie observation of the nasal cavity revealed the presence of crust formation, hypertrophy of the inferior turbinate, or synechiae. Three patients showed a significant deterioration in olfactory acuity. Coronal CT views with good visualization of the olfactory cleft were helpful in evaluating causes ofhyposmia postoperatively.
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U2 - 10.2500/105065899781389957
DO - 10.2500/105065899781389957
M3 - Article
C2 - 10088029
AN - SCOPUS:0032618660
SN - 1945-8924
VL - 13
SP - 45
EP - 48
JO - American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy
JF - American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy
IS - 1
ER -