Rapidly progressive visual loss caused by a sellar arachnoid cyst: Reversal with transsphenoidal microsurgery

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1118-1121

  Weil, R J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; MICROSURGERY; OPTIC CHIASM; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0035651835     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200111000-00016     Document Type: Article

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