Endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery: Evolution of surgical technique and equipment in 150 operations

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Jho, H D ^a,b   Alfieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cushing's disease; Endoscopy; Pituitary adenoma; Pituitary gland; Prolactinoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; SUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ACROMEGALY; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NASAL CAVITY; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; SPHENOID BONE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 0035030963     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-13590     Document Type: Article

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