Comparison between the microscope and endoscope in the direct endonasal extended transsphenoidal approach: Anatomical study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 419-425

  Catapano, Domenico ^b   Sloffer, Chris A ^b   Frank, Giorgio ^b   Pasquini, Ernesto ^b   D'Angelo, Vincenzo A ^b   Lanzino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endoscope; Extended transsphenoidal approach; Operating microscope; Sellar region

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CADAVER; ENDOSCOPE; HEAD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPE; NOSE SEPTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

CADAVER; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 33644657488     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.3.419     Document Type: Article

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