The Geneva and Lausanne (French-speaking Switzerland) experience: In favor of the transsphenoidal approach when feasible

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 725-728

  Rilliet, Benedict ^a   Vernet, Olivier ^b   Pica, Alessia ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Craniopharyngioma; Cysto sphenoidal shunt; Transsphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LANGUAGE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHUNTING; STEREOTAXIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWITZERLAND; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM;

CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944533494     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1184-7     Document Type: Article

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