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@ARTICLE{Chmielewski:212418,
author = {W. X. Chmielewski$^*$ and S. Walbrodt$^*$ and L.
Rauschenbach$^*$ and M. Chihi$^*$ and O. Gembruch$^*$ and M.
Darkwah Oppong$^*$ and S. Schroer$^*$ and K. H. Wrede$^*$
and P. Dammann$^*$ and R. Jabbarli$^*$ and I.
Kreitschmann-Andermahr$^*$ and T. Sato$^*$ and N. Unger and
S. Mattheis and U. Sure$^*$ and Y. Ahmadipour$^*$},
title = {{P}re-{S}urgery {P}atient {H}ealth {C}ontributes to
{A}ggravated {S}ino-{N}asal {O}utcome and {Q}uality of
{L}ife after {P}ituitary {A}denomectomy.},
journal = {Medicina},
volume = {59},
number = {1},
issn = {1010-660X},
address = {Kaunas},
publisher = {Kaunas Univ. of Medicine},
reportid = {DKFZ-2023-00137},
pages = {127},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Objectives: The transphenoidal bi-nostril endoscopic
resection of pituitary adenomas is regarded as a minimally
invasive treatment nowadays. However, sino-nasal outcome and
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) might still be
impaired after the adenomectomy, depending on patients'
prior medical history and health status. A systematic
postoperative comparison is required to assess differences
in perceived sino-nasal outcome and HRQoL. Methods: In this
single-center observational study, we collected data from 81
patients, operated between August 2016 and August 2021, at a
3-6-month follow-up after adenomectomy. We employed the
sino-nasal outcome test for neurosurgery (SNOT-NC) and the
HRQoL inventory Short Form (SF)-36 to compare sino-nasal and
HRQoL outcome in patients with or without allergies,
previous nose surgeries, presence of pain, snoring, sleep
apnea, usage of continuous positive airway pressure (cpap),
and nose drop usage. Results: At the 3-6-month follow-up,
patients with previous nasal surgery showed overall reduced
subjective sino-nasal health, increased nasal and ear/head
discomfort, increased visual impairment, and decreased
psychological HRQoL (all p ≤ 0.026) after pituitary
adenomectomy. Patients with pain before surgery showed a
trend-level aggravated physical HRQoL (p = 0.084).
Conclusion: Our data show that patients with previous nasal
surgery have an increased risk of an aggravated sino-nasal
and HRQoL outcome after pituitary adenomectomy. These
patients should be thoroughly informed about potential
consequences to induce realistic patient expectations.
Moreover, the study shows that patients with moderately
severe allergies, snoring, and sleep apnea (± cpap) usually
do not have to expect a worsened sino-nasal health and HRQoL
outcome.},
keywords = {adenomectomy (Other) / health-related quality of life
(Other) / pituitary adenoma (Other) / pre-surgery patient
health (Other) / sino-nasal health (Other)},
cin = {ED01},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)ED01-20160331},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:36676751},
doi = {10.3390/medicina59010127},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/212418},
}