CONCLUSION:
IMRI use during transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors is a
valuable tool that helps achieve gross total resection during cases. It
also provides a medium in which during surgery, important neurovascular
structures typically encased within the tumor can be decompressed
effectively. There are currently no papers in the literature that show
iMRi use for transphenoidal pituitary tumor resection at a community
hospital. Our paper is the first to document outcomes for iMRI use for
transphenoidal pituitary tumor resection in a community hospital
setting. Our paper shows that iMRI used in a community hospital setting
can be beneficial to clinical practice by providing effective resection
of tumors for patients while limiting frequency of use during surgery,
lending to operative efficiency.