[Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea as a postoperative complication of pituitary tumor surgery. Corrective surgery of sella turcica by own methods].

A relatively simple technically and effective own method of corrective operation of sella floor in cases of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea after transsphenoid operations for pituitary tumours is presented. This complication developed in 12 cases in a group of 720 patients operated on in the years 1973-1990. The described method was applied in 9 cases.