Surgical Outcomes in Knosp Grade 3 or 4 Macroprolactinomas: What Role Does Debulking Surgery Play?
Surgery was effective at addressing visual compromise in cavernous sinus invasive prolactinomas but had a limited effect on prolactin control and the ability to reduce dopamine agonist use.
Authors
- Alkis J. Psaltis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2967-1855)
- Nikitas Vrodos
- Santosh Poonnoose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9486-4904)
- Alistair Jukes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6363-1366)
- Vivian Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9086-220X)
- Frank Saran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3448-5064)
- Christopher D. Ovenden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-7852)
- David J. Torpy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5069-0981)
- Ian Chapman
- Nicholas C. Candy
- Sunita M.C. De Sousa
- Stephen Santoreneos
Institutions
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2026.124826
- Primary Topic
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00