Transsphenoidal surgery for a case of empty sella syndrome associated with GH secreting pituitary adenoma

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1119-1123

  Aihara, Hideo ^a   Tamaki, Norihiko ^a   Ueyama, Takehiko ^a   Ishihara, Yousuke ^a   Kondoh, Takeshi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

empty sella; pituitary adenoma; surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CISTERNOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030460912     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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