Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas: A review

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-149

  Samii, Madjid ^a,b   Tatagiba, Marcos ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

craniopharyngioma; hypothalamus; surgery; third ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031041986     PISSN: 03872572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.37.141     Document Type: Review

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