Novel closure technique for the endonasal transsphenoidal approach: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 161-164

  Liu, James K ^a   Orlandi, Richard R ^a   Apfelbaum, Ronald I ^a   Couldwell, William T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Endonasal transsphenoidal approach; Pituitary tumor; Sellar lesion; Surgical closure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONVALESCENCE; DISSECTION; ENDONASAL TRANSSPHENOIDAL APPROACH; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; NOSE SURGERY; NOSE TAMPONADE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SUBMUCOSA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0347624004     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.1.0161     Document Type: Article

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