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Visual Outcome After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenoma

Completed
Conditions
Optic Chiasm Disorder
Pituitary Tumor
Registration Number
NCT03363126
Lead Sponsor
Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Brief Summary

Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery is a procedure for the treatment of pituitary macroadenomas that cause visual impairment through optic chiasm compression. The aim of this retrospective study is to describe visual outcome after this procedure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
88
Inclusion Criteria
  • Pituitary tumor causing optic chiasm compression (documented on MRI or CT-scan)
  • Visual impairment caused by chiasm compression
  • Treatment by transsphenoidal endonasal surgery
  • Treatment in the Rothschild Foundation (Paris) between 2009 and 2013
Exclusion Criteria
  • Ophtalmologic condition other than optic chiasm compression

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Post-operative gain in visual acuitysix months

Difference between pre-operative and post-operative visual acuity, expressed in LogMAR

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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