The evolution of Harvey Cushing's surgical approach to pituitary tumors from transsphenoidal to transfrontal

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 372-377

  Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a   Laws, Edward R ^b   Spencer, Dennis D ^b   De Salles, Antonio A F ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Harvey W. Cushing; History of neurosurgery; Pituitary tumor; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; DECOMPRESSION; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROIMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PATIENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; FRONTAL BONE; HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPHENOID;

ELECTROSURGERY; FRONTAL BONE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 25444522650     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.2.0372     Document Type: Article

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