| The pituitary adenoma accounts to 7% to 18% of all | | | | diabetes insipidus (DI), hemorrhage, spinal fluid leak, |
| the intracranial tumors according to the report by the | | | | signs of pituitary insufficiency, etc. But before the |
| American Brain Tumor Association in 1997. Most of | | | | patients are admitted into the hospital, the |
| the pituitary adenoma tumors are present in the | | | | preoperative education is also mandatory, so that the |
| anterior lobe of the gland where as the tumors in the | | | | patient is educated and is being mentally prepared |
| posterior lobe are hardly found. Since there are varied | | | | about the surgery. |
| clinical manifestations taking the various symptoms | | | | The nurse care is one of the most important aspects |
| associated with the pituitary adenoma, managing | | | | in the acute care unit instead of the intensive care |
| these problems become a difficult task altogether. | | | | unit post operation, as there has to be a careful |
| The Transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment is the | | | | monitoring of the neuro examinations and the sudden |
| most common way to deal with the problem of the | | | | changes in determining any neurological complications |
| pituitary tumor. It displays the minimal invasive | | | | after the surgery. |
| attribute giving the direct visibility of the pituitary | | | | The researchers believe that this kind of approach |
| region while avoiding the risks and certain | | | | will ease the patient's anxiety, avoid unimportant |
| complications associated with it. The patient having a | | | | utilization of the intensive care resources, improves |
| pituitary adenoma and undergoing this transsphenoidal | | | | patient satisfaction and make the patient normal |
| surgery is actually a challenge for the doctors and the | | | | rapidly. It proves to be successful for providing extra |
| nurses as well, because the patients' conditions should | | | | care to the patients suffering from the pituitary |
| be cautiously evaluated for the postoperative visual | | | | adenoma and its related disorders. |
| loss, meningitis, changes in the fluid balance and | | | | |