Endoscopic endonasal removal of an intra-suprasellar Rathke's cleft cyst: Case report and surgical considerations

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-51

  Alfieri, A ^a   Schettino, R ^a   Tarfani, A ^a   Bonzi, O ^a   Rossi, G A ^a   Monolo, L ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopic Surgery; Pituitary Cyst; Rathke's Cleft Cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0036216776     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-23582     Document Type: Article

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