Extradural balloon obliteration of the empty sella report of three cases (intrasellar balloon obliteration)

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 487-494

  Gazioglu N ^a   Akar, Z ^a   Ak, H ^a   Islak C ^a   Kocer N ^a   Seçkin, Ms ^a   Kuday, C ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Empty sella; Extradural balloon; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

POLYMACON; SILICON; SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CASE REPORT; DURA MATER; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SELLA TURCICA; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0344848663     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050329     Document Type: Article

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