Muhammad Yousuf Ul Islam, Saad Akhtar, Roua Nasir, Saad Bin Anis, Haissan Iftikhar, Farhan Raza Khan, Russell Seth Martins, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Urooba Ahmed
BACKGROUND: Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are well-differentiated benign tumors originating from the adenohypophyseal cells of the pituitary gland. They present with headaches, visual disorders, or cranial nerve deficits. NFPAs can recur, progress, or present as residual tumors. We, therefore, conducted this review to compare the effects of both revision surgery and stereotactic surgery on tumor size, visual status, endocrine status, and complications. METHODS: A systematic review of published literature on recurrent, residual, or progressing NFPAs that underwent redo surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery from the inception till June 2020 was conducted as per Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines...
2024: Surgical Neurology International