Repeat Expanded Endoscopic Surgery for Residual Growth Hormone Producing Tumors and Persistent Acromegaly.

This article, published in the Journal of Neurological Surgery, discusses the use of repeat endoscopic transcavernous surgery for patients with residual growth hormone producing tumors and persistent acromegaly. The study analyzed 28 patients who had previously undergone pituitary tumor surgery and found that a transcavernous approach resulted in positive outcomes, with 80% of patients achieving biochemical remission with surgery alone and 90% with surgery and adjuvant therapy. The study concludes that repeat surgery with a transcavernous approach is safe and effective in achieving biochemical remission for patients with active disease who have undergone traditional transsphenoidal surgery. [Extracted from the article]