Conditions Treated by Endoscopic Endonasal Approach

The Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA) allows surgeons to treat many hard-to-reach tumors and other conditions — even those once considered inoperable — without disturbing the face or skull.

Brain, Pituitary, and Skull Base Tumors We Treat with EEA

Acromegaly
Adenocarcinoma
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Angiofibroma
Arachnoid Cyst
Brain Metastases
Chiari Malformation
Cholesterol Granuloma
Chondroma
Chondrosarcoma
Chordoma
Craniopharyngioma
Cushing's Disease
Dermoid and Epidermoid Tumors
Encephalocele
Esthesioneuroblastoma
Fibrous Dysplasia
Glomus Tumor
Hemangiopericytoma
Invasive Fungal Sinusitis
Inverted Papilloma
Meningioma
Meningocele
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Neurofibroma
Odontoid Pannus
Odontoid Synovial Cyst
Olfactory Neuroblastoma
Optic Nerve Compression
Orbital Inflammatory Pseudotumor
Osteoma
Osteosarcoma
Paraganglioma
Pituitary Adenoma (Pituitary Tumor)
Pituitary Apoplexy
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Rathke Cleft Cyst
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Rheumatoid Pannus
Sinus Tumor
Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Additional Conditions

Basilar Invagination
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
Craniofacial Fracture
Craniofacial Malformation

Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Pituitary Tumor Removal Using the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA) at UPMC.

Pituitary Adenoma, Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery co-director Paul A. Gardner, MD, explains pituitary adenoma tumors.