Susie Min, Grace Zhang, Alex Hu, Gabrielle T Petito, Siddhant H Tripathi, Geet Shukla, Adithya Kumar, Sanjit Shah, Katie M Phillips, Jonathan A Forbes, Mario Zuccarello, Norberto O Andaluz, Ahmad R Sedaghat
Objectives This study seeks to comprehensively analyze the impact of smoking history on outcomes after endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy (TSH) for pituitary adenoma. Design This was a retrospective study. Setting This study was done at the tertiary care center. Participants Three hundred and ninety-eight adult patients undergoing TSH for a pituitary adenoma. Main Outcome Measures Clinical and tumor characteristics and operative factors were collected. Patients were categorized as never, former, or active smokers, and the pack-years of smoking history was collected...
June 2024: Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base