TY - JOUR
T1 - Transient speech compromise following sublabial transsphenoidal surgery
T2 - A case report and findings of a small preliminary study
AU - Viswanath, Nagalapura S.
AU - Rosenfield, David B.
AU - Baskin, David S.
AU - Wieber, Sandra J.
PY - 2000/4
Y1 - 2000/4
N2 - Sublabial transsphenoidal surgical removal of pituitary tumors is a common procedure with minimal complications. Although many investigators have reported oral sensory compromises following surgery, none has reported any postoperative compromise in speaking ability. In this article, we describe the case of a 33-year-old woman who developed transient but severe speech symptoms after she underwent sublabial transsphenoidal surgery. This case prompted us to undertake a brief retrospective analysis of our experience with this procedure in other patients, which revealed that speech compromise is far more common than heretofore realized.
AB - Sublabial transsphenoidal surgical removal of pituitary tumors is a common procedure with minimal complications. Although many investigators have reported oral sensory compromises following surgery, none has reported any postoperative compromise in speaking ability. In this article, we describe the case of a 33-year-old woman who developed transient but severe speech symptoms after she underwent sublabial transsphenoidal surgery. This case prompted us to undertake a brief retrospective analysis of our experience with this procedure in other patients, which revealed that speech compromise is far more common than heretofore realized.
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U2 - 10.1177/014556130007900415
DO - 10.1177/014556130007900415
M3 - Article
C2 - 10786392
AN - SCOPUS:0034054292
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 79
SP - 286
EP - 289
JO - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
JF - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
IS - 4
ER -