Reconstruction of the sella floor using vascularized pedicled mucosal flap

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 553-555

  Goel, A ^a   Muzumdar, D P ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Pituitary adenoma; Reconstruction; Sella; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOSA; MUCOSA GRAFT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADENOMA; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 1642578890     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690310001627803     Document Type: Article

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