Transsphenoidal and transcranial surgery for pituitary adenomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 237-256

  Couldwell, William T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Craniotomy; Endoscope; Pituitary tumor; Radiosurgery; Transsphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CAVERNOUS SINUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL SURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADENOMA; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 19444388196     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000041886.61149.ab     Document Type: Article

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