The bifrontal olfactory nerve-sparing approach to lesions of the suprasellar region in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 245-252

  Srinivasan, Jayashree ^a   Dailey, Andrew T ^b   Berger, Mitchel S ^a,c  

^a Department of Neurology Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Suprasellar masses; Third ventricle technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; OLFACTORY NERVE; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OLFACTORY NERVE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SELLA TURCICA; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

EID: 0032809228     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028805     Document Type: Article

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