Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumors.

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, Utrecht 3584CM, The Netherlands. Electronic address:

Published: January 2025

Transsphenoidal surgery for the treatment of pituitary masses in cats and dogs has become a more established treatment over the last 2 decades. Although expert centers and surgeons that provide this service remain limited, the patient population presented for pituitary surgery increases with wider availability of advanced imaging, together with more challenging cases. In this review, the current state of hypophysectomy is described with future challenges and opportunities.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2024.07.009DOI Listing

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