Sellar reconstruction: Is it necessary?

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 343-346

  Sonnenburg, Robert E ^a   White, David ^a   Ewend, Matthew G ^a   Senior, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPLASTY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE COURSE; DONOR SITE; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 1642504458     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240301700605     Document Type: Article

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