Transsphenoidal adenomectomy in Cushing's disease via a lateral rhinotomy approach

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-43

  Petruson, Karin ^a   Jakobsson, K E ^a   Petruson, B ^b   Lindstedt, G ^a   Bengtsson, B A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal surgery; Tumor recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 0030925131     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00489-2     Document Type: Article

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