Subdural haematoma after trans-sphenoidal surgery

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-255

  Sudhakar, N ^a   Vafidis, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Subdural haematoma; Trans sphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRAIN; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE GRAFT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADENOMA; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; DRAINAGE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, ACUTE; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPHENOID BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0042411848     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000153161     Document Type: Article

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