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Methods: This prospective cohort study included adult patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas between 2014 and 2021 at a tertiary center. Patients were divided into those undergoing bilateral middle turbinectomy and those with turbinate preservation. Tumor-related QOL was assessed using the Anterior Skull Base Disease-Specific Questionnaire (ASBS-Q), and nasal QOL using the Sinonasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22), at baseline and multiple postoperative time points up to &gt;6 months. Clinical and surgical variables were collected and compared between groups. Results: Our study included 73 patients, 51 (69.9.%) of whom underwent middle turbinate resection and 22 (30.1%) who did not. The difference in overall ASBS-Q scores did not alter significantly between both groups during the long-term postoperative course (&gt;6 months). SNOT-22 score differences also did not alter significantly throughout the entire postoperative course. 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