Endoscopic skull base surgery I: A new animal model for pituitary surgery

Journal of Investigative Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 289-294

  Jarrahy, Reza ^a   Young, John ^a   Berci, George ^a   Shahinian, Hrayr K ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative anatomy; Endoscopy; Hypophysectomy; Pituitary surgery; Porcine skull; Skull base surgery

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INFUNDIBULUM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL SURGERY; SPHENOID; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENDOSCOPY; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; SKULL BASE; SWINE;

EID: 0032720676     PISSN: 08941939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089419399272403     Document Type: Article

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