Over 1,000 procedures performed
Transsphenoidal Approach for Pituitary & Skull Base Tumors
Pituitary and skull base tumors can be managed using the minimally invasive transsphenoidal approach.
The approach is performed transnasally — through the patient’s nose — without a conventional craniotomy, and therefore without removing any bone from the outer surface of the skull. Instead, a small area of bone is removed deep at the midline to reach first the sphenoid sinus and then the central skull base region.

The principal target of the approach is the pituitary gland, which sits at the midline at the base of the brain. By adjusting the trajectory of the instruments, access can also be gained to the anterior cranial fossa and towards the region of the brainstem.

Alexandros Blionas
Specialist Neurosurgeon
✓ Trained at American Neurosurgical Associates
✓ 1,000+ procedures performed
✓ Pioneer in awake same-day lumbar decompression
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Treatments
- Pioneering Lumbar Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy - Decompression
- Cervical Discectomy (ACDF)
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Spinal Fusion
- Epidural / Transforaminal Injections
- Neurolysis (RF Ablation) for Low Back Pain
- Hydrocephalus Surgery
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary / Skull Base
Why Trust Us
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We serve scientific truth: We are among the first to apply advanced AI to every case, so that each treatment decision rests on the evidence, not on habit.
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We are fully transparent: The relationship between doctor and patient depends on it — we explain, we educate, and we remain available.
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We operate only when it helps: Surgery is proposed only when conservative treatment has failed or is not appropriate — and then as a personalized, carefully planned, minimally invasive procedure. We do not over-operate.
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We innovate: With minimally invasive lumbar spinal decompression for the treatment of sciatica. With same-day discharge, the patient awake, under sedation only.
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