====== 1889 ======
[[1888]]-[[1890]]

The history of the [[endoscope]] in skull base surgery is de facto the history of [[pituitary surgery]]. The first pituitary operation was likely performed by Sir [[Victor Horsley]] in [[1889]] via a [[transfrontal approach]] though he did not publish his results
((Pollock JR, Akinwunmi J, Scaravilli F, Powell MP. Transcranial surgery for pituitary tumors performed by Sir Victor Horsley. Neurosurgery. 2003 Apr;52(4):914–925)).