The microsurgical nuances of resecting tuberculum sellae meningiomas

Neurosurgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Benjamin, Vallo ^a,b   Russell, Stephen M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Meningioma; Sella turcica; Surgical nuances

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 16844382025     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000144783.07688.BC     Document Type: Article

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