{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(2)"],"submitter":["Yan JL"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Endoscopic surgery has become the mainstay of pituitary surgery, but requires comprehensive surgical training. We evaluate the impact of a surgeon's academic leave during endoscopic training on surgical outcomes of patients with pituitary tumors.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study reviewed the surgical outcomes of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors performed by a single surgeon. The last 56 surgical cases were performed between July 2010 and August 2014 before academic leave (Phase 1 surgery group), while another 56 consecutive cases were performed between November 2017 and March 2020 immediately after the surgeon's academic leave (Phase 2 surgery group). Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected and compared between the two surgery groups.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, most surgical outcomes of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery were not affected adversely by the period of academic leave. The operative time and length of hospital stay was lower in the Phase 2 surgery group compared to the Phase 1 surgery group (P<0.05). Postoperative tumor residual, intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and reoperation also decreased significantly in the Phase 2 group compared to the Phase 1 group (P<0.05). Similar results were observed in patients operated using a one-hand/mono-nostril and two-hand/one-and-half nostril technique.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Academic leave had no negative impact on most surgical outcomes for endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors. Moreover, a trend toward shorter operative times and length of hospital stays was noted for patients receiving surgery immediately after surgeon's return from leave."],"journal":["Gland surgery"],"pagination":["155-163"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10915428"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The impact of surgeon's academic leave on surgical outcomes for endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors."],"pmcid":["PMC10915428"],"pubmed_authors":["Yan JL","Chang CN","Stovell MG"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The impact of surgeon's academic leave on surgical outcomes for endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Endoscopic surgery has become the mainstay of pituitary surgery, but requires comprehensive surgical training. We evaluate the impact of a surgeon's academic leave during endoscopic training on surgical outcomes of patients with pituitary tumors.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study reviewed the surgical outcomes of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors performed by a single surgeon. The last 56 surgical cases were performed between July 2010 and August 2014 before academic leave (Phase 1 surgery group), while another 56 consecutive cases were performed between November 2017 and March 2020 immediately after the surgeon's academic leave (Phase 2 surgery group). Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected and compared between the two surgery groups.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, most surgical outcomes of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery were not affected adversely by the period of academic leave. The operative time and length of hospital stay was lower in the Phase 2 surgery group compared to the Phase 1 surgery group (P<0.05). Postoperative tumor residual, intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and reoperation also decreased significantly in the Phase 2 group compared to the Phase 1 group (P<0.05). Similar results were observed in patients operated using a one-hand/mono-nostril and two-hand/one-and-half nostril technique.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Academic leave had no negative impact on most surgical outcomes for endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors. Moreover, a trend toward shorter operative times and length of hospital stays was noted for patients receiving surgery immediately after surgeon's return from leave.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Feb","modification":"2026-06-23T03:10:15.591Z","creation":"2026-06-23T03:09:11.754Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10915428","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38455343"],"doi":["10.21037/gs-23-347"]}}