Outcomes of transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas in Spain: a retrospective multicenter study


Por: Paja, M, Soto, A, Hanzu, FA, Guerrero-Pérez, F, Cámara, R, Moure, D, Gálvez, A, Simó-Servat, A, Villar-Taibo, R, Calatayud, M, Vicente, A, Recio-Córdova, JM, Serra, G, Rojas-Marcos, PM, Parra-Ramírez, P, Araujo-Castro, M, Librizzi, S, Irigaray, A, Ollero, D, Aznar, S, Muñoz, F, Aulinas, A, González-Fernández, L, García-Centeno, R, Egaña, N, González-Vidal, T, Menéndez, E, Delgado, AM, Abarca, J, Sottile, J, Picó, AM, Novo, C, Ortiz, I, Tenorio, C, de León, R, de Pablos-Velasco, P, Crespo, C, Peñalver, D, Díaz-Soto, G, Puig-Domingo, M, Biagetti, B

Publicada: 21 feb 2025
Resumen:
Background The outcomes of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary adenoma (PA) depend on many factors, including the availability of an expert team and the volume of surgeries performed. Data on the outcomes of TSS for PA are scarce in our country. TESSPAIN evaluates TSS outcomes in Spanish centers to assess the influence of surgical volume and specialized neurosurgical teams on success and complication rates. Methods A retrospective, nationwide, study of Spanish centers performing TSS between January 2018 and December 2022. Centers were classified as high volume (HV) [n=11, defined as centers with recognized expertise in Spain or those performing more than 25 TSS/year] or non-HV. Data collection included surgical success rates, complications, and pituitary adenoma resectability (R-PA). Additional analyses evaluated the impact of dedicated neurosurgical teams (DNT) within HV centers. Results A total of 2815 TSS from 29 Spanish centers were included (1421 NSPA, 436 GH-secreting, 323 Cushing's disease, 127 PRL-secreting and 25 TSH-secreting PA). The overall success rate was 50.5%, 76.8% for R-PA. HV centers had a higher overall success rate (53.1 vs. 47.7%; p=0.03). Better TSS outcomes for NSPA accounted for this difference. The overall TSS complication rate was 22.1%, which was higher for NSPA than for SPA (25.0 vs. 17.7%). The overall complication rate of TSS for PA was significantly higher in non-HV centers than in HV centers (24 vs 20.4.0; p <0.01). Centers with a DNT showed a trend to higher success rate in R-PA, while having a lower overall incidence of complications in TSS for PA than HV centers without a DNT (18.5 vs. 23.0; p=0.058), mainly reducing the rate of permanent ADH deficiency in all TSS for PA (2.7 vs. 8.4%; p<0.001). Conclusion Higher surgical volume and DNT are associated with improved TSS outcomes for PA in Spain. Our results support the recommendation of concentration of pituitary surgery in a reduced number of centers of expertise in our country in order to improve the success rate and reduce complications, mainly postoperative ADH deficiency.

Filiaciones:
Paja, M:
 Hosp Univ Basurto, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Bilbao, Spain

 Univ Basque Country UPV EHU, Med Dept, Bilbao, Spain

Soto, A:
 Hosp Univ Virgen Rocio, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Seville, Spain

Hanzu, FA:
 IDIPAS, Hosp Clin, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Barcelona, Spain

Guerrero-Pérez, F:
 Hosp Univ Bellvitge, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Barcelona, Spain

Cámara, R:
 La Fe Univ Hosp, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Valencia, Spain

Moure, D:
 Hosp Univ Cruces, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Baracaldo, Bizkaia, Spain

Gálvez, A:
 Hosp Univ Reina Sofia, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Cordoba, Spain

Simó-Servat, A:
 Hosp Univ Mutua Terrassa, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Terrassa, Spain

Villar-Taibo, R:
 Hosp Univ Santiago De Compostela, Dept Hematol, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Calatayud, M:
 Hosp Univ 12 Octubre, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Madrid, Spain

Vicente, A:
 Hosp Univ Toledo, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Toledo, Spain

Recio-Córdova, JM:
 Hosp Univ Salamanca, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Salamanca, Spain

Serra, G:
 Hosp Univ Son Espases, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Mallorca, Spain

Rojas-Marcos, PM:
 Hosp Univ La Paz, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Madrid, Spain

Parra-Ramírez, P:
 Hosp Univ La Paz, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Madrid, Spain

Araujo-Castro, M:
 Hosp Univ Ramon & Cajal, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Madrid, Spain

Librizzi, S:
 Hosp Univ 12 Octubre, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Madrid, Spain

Irigaray, A:
 Hosp Univ Navarra, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Pamplona, Spain

Ollero, D:
 Hosp Univ Navarra, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Pamplona, Spain

Aznar, S:
 Hosp Univ Albacete, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Albacete, Spain

Muñoz, F:
 St Pau Hosp, Neurosurg Dept, Barcelona, Spain

Aulinas, A:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Barcelona, Spain

González-Fernández, L:
 Hosp Gregorio Maranon, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Madrid, Spain

García-Centeno, R:
 Hosp Gregorio Maranon, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Madrid, Spain

Egaña, N:
 Donostia Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol, Donostia San Sebastian, Spain

González-Vidal, T:
 Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Menéndez, E:
 Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Delgado, AM:
 Hosp Univ Burgos, Endocrinol & Nutr Dept, Burgos, Spain

Abarca, J:
 Hosp Gen Univ Alicante, Dept Neurosurg, Alicante, Spain

Sottile, J:
 Hosp Gen Univ Alicante, Dept Endocrinol, Alicante, Spain

Picó, AM:
 Hosp Gen Univ Alicante, Dept Endocrinol, Alicante, Spain

Novo, C:
 Hosp Univ Granada, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Granada, Spain

Ortiz, I:
 Hosp Univ Granada, Dept Neurosurg, Granada, Spain

Tenorio, C:
 Hosp Univ Granada, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Granada, Spain

de León, R:
 Hosp Dr Negrin Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Dept Pathol, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain

de Pablos-Velasco, P:
 Hosp Dr Negrin Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Dept Pathol, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain

Crespo, C:
 Hosp Clin Univ Valladolid, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Valladolid, Spain

Peñalver, D:
 Hosp Clin Univ Valladolid, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Valladolid, Spain

Díaz-Soto, G:
 Hosp Clin Univ Valladolid, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Valladolid, Spain

Puig-Domingo, M:
 Hosp Badalona Germans Trias & Pujol, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, Badalona, Spain

Biagetti, B:
 Hosp Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Endocrinol & Nutr, CIBERER U747 ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 16642392





Frontiers in Endocrinology
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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, AVENUE DU TRIBUNAL FEDERAL 34, LAUSANNE, CH-1015, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
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WOS Id: 001439188000001
ID de PubMed: 40060376
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