You are caring for a patient who has had transsphenoidal surgery. You know that when a patient has transsphenoidal surgery it is generally for a problem with what?
A) Pituitary
B) Thalamus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Foreamen ovale
Ans: A
Feedback: Transsphenoidal surgery is a surgical approach to the pituitary via the sphenoid sinuses.
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