Surgical management of tuberculum sellae meningioma in a patient with a twin pregnancy: Case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-63

  Idowu, O E ^a   Shokunbi, M T ^a   Amanor Boadu, S D ^a   Roberts, O A ^a   Eyo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Meningioma; pregnancy; tuberculum sellae

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; MANNITOL; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; RANITIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SELLA TURCICA; TWINS;

EID: 3042801585     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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