A decade of pituitary microsurgery. The Herbert Olivecrona lecture

J Neurosurg. 1984 Nov;61(5):814-33. doi: 10.3171/jns.1984.61.5.0814.

Abstract

The author reviews his experience with surgical treatment of 1000 pituitary tumors, the majority of which were endocrine-active. The criteria of grading, the microsurgical technique used, and the postoperative results are presented. The mortality rate was 0.2% overall, with no deaths in the group of 774 patients with endocrine-active adenomas.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Acromegaly / surgery
  • Adenoma / classification
  • Adenoma / metabolism
  • Adenoma / surgery*
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / metabolism
  • Gigantism / surgery
  • Growth Hormone / metabolism
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Microsurgery / history
  • Neurosurgery / history
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / classification
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Prolactin / metabolism
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Prolactin
  • Growth Hormone