Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of endoscopic and microscope treatment of pituitary adenoma through unilateral nasal sphenoid approach.Methods 112 patients with pituitary adenoma from October 2018 to October 2020 were selected and divided into an endoscopic group and a microscope group, with 56 cases in each group, based on a random number table. In the endoscopy group, a unilateral nasal sphenoid approach under endoscopy was adopted, and the microscope group was performed a unilateral nasal sphenoid approach under a microscope. Statistics of tumor resection effect, operation status, T lymphocyte subgroup indicators, stress response indicators [renin (R), angiotensin Ⅱ (AT Ⅱ), epinephrine (E), norepinephrine (NE)], Quality of life, and complication rate in two groups.Results The tumor total resection rate (91.07%) of the endoscopy group was higher than that of the microscope group (76.79%) (P < 0.05), the length of operation and hospital stay in the endoscopy group were shorter than those of the microscope group, the blood loss during the operation was less than that of the microscope group, and the hospitalization cost was less than that in the microscope group (P < 0.05); CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ levels in the endoscopic group were higher than those in the microscope group at 1 and 3 days after surgery, and R, AT Ⅱ, E, and NE levels in serum were lower than those in the microscope group (P < 0.05), the nose-related quality of life score 1 week after operation in the endoscopic group was lower than that in the microscope group (P < 0.05), the complication rate of the endoscopic group (5.36%) was lower than that in the microscope group (17.86%) (P < 0.05).Conclusion Compared with unilateral nasal sphenoid surgery under the microscope, endoscopic surgery for patients with pituitary adenoma has the advantages of better tumor resection and faster postoperative recovery, which can reduce stress response and immunosuppression, and is worthy of clinical promotion.