Endoscopy Assisted Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenoma: Technical Note

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1416-1425

  Jho, H D ^a,b   Carrau, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Pituitary neoplasms; Sphenoid sinus; Transsphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 0030449587     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411120     Document Type: Article

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