Persistent hypophyseal (craniopharyngeal) canal

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue FEB., 1999, Pages 204-206

  Hughes, M L ^a   Carty, A T ^a   White, F E ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE POLYP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL DEFECT;

EID: 0032968927     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.854.10365075     Document Type: Article

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