Transsphenoidal 'cross court' approach using a slightly modified speculum to reach pituitary adenomas with lateral growth

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1055-1058

  Arita, K ^a   Kurisu, K ^a   Tominaga, A ^a   Ohba, S ^a   Ikawa, F ^a   Iida, K ^a   Yoshioka, H ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Lateral growth; Pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADENOMA; CAVERNOUS SINUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033809540     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010070062     Document Type: Article

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