Surgical techniques in transsphenoidal surgery: What is the standard of care in pituitary adenoma surgery?

Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 264-270

  Jane Jr , John A ^a   Dumont, Aaron S ^a   Sheehan, Jason P ^a   Laws Jr , Edward R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTERVENTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSCOPY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 33644625511     PISSN: 10683097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.med.0000140007.57133.4b     Document Type: Review

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