Sellar Floor Reconstruction with Nasal Turbinate Tissue after Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas

Omar A. El-Banhawy, Ahmed N. Halaka, A E-H S El-Dien, Heshmat Ayad

min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery · 2003 · 29 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Nasal turbinate tissue is an excellent source of donor material for successful reconstruction of the sellar floor. It is costless, safe, soft, malleable and easy to obtain in the same field of surgery with suitable size without inducing side effects or complications.