UCSF Neurosurgeon Dr. Manish Aghi, MD, Ph.D. Professor of Neurological Surgery UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences presents “Endoscopic surgery for sellar and parasellar tumors – Lessons learned in the OR and laboratory.”
Educational Video Presentations
An exclusive Pituitary World News educational series for patients, families, physicians and healthcare professionals interested in the pituitary gland, by Dr. Lewis Blevins.
Pituitary MRI educational series: craniopharyngioma
April 1, 2019
Another video in our exclusive educational series looking at pituitary MRI's, this one describes a craniopharyngioma with hypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus. A craniopharyngioma is a benign tumor that occurs near the brain's pituitary gland, which,
Pituitary MRI educational series: pituitary microadenoma.
March 27, 2019
This is an MRI of a pituitary microadenoma in a patient with acromegaly illustrating advantages of dynamic contrast-enhanced images to identify the tumor.
Pituitary MRI educational series: Secondary Empty Sella
March 25, 2019
Our MRI educational series continues with this discussion of an MRI of secondary empty sella due to a pituitary tumor and surgery.
Pituitary MRI educational series: anatomical findings after endoscopic pituitary surgery.
March 19, 2019
This is the fourth in a series of pituitary MRI's. This video describes the normal sinonasal anatomy and provides a stunning description of how this area is affected after endoscopic pituitary surgery. The comparison and
Pituitary MRI educational series: residual tumor in cavernous sinus
March 19, 2019
This is a discussion of a patient's MRI of a residual growth hormone-producing pituitary adenoma in the right cavernous sinus. An exclusive Pituitary World News educational series for patients, families, physicians and healthcare professionals interested in
Pituitary MRI educational series : macroadenoma
March 18, 2019
MRI of a macroadenoma illustrating the benefit of pre and post contrast studies. An exclusive Pituitary World News educational series for patients, families, physicians and healthcare professionals interested in the pituitary gland, by Dr. Lewis Blevins.
Pituitary MRI educational series: The normal pituitary gland
March 18, 2019
MRI discussion of a person with a normal pituitary gland. An exclusive Pituitary World News educational series for patients, families, physicians and healthcare professionals interested in the pituitary gland, by Dr. Lewis Blevins.
Hyponatremia: Advances in management
April 23, 2016
A lecture delivered at Internal Medicine Grand Rounds by Dr. Lewis Blevins at the University of California, Fresno March 2016.
The Sella Turcica
September 25, 2014
An anatomical journey to the sella turcica with Dr. Lewis Blevins of Pituitary World News on September 24, 2014.
Headaches in Patients with Pituitary Tumors
September 25, 2014
A Pituitary World News interview with esteemed pituitary neurological surgeon Dr. Manish Aghi at University of California, San Francisco on September 24, 2014.