Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery: Stone-in-the-pond effect

Neurosurgery

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 512-518

  De Divitiis, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Extended transsphenoidal technique; Pituitary; Transsphenoidal surgery; Transtuberculum sellae approach

Indexed keywords

CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROSCOPE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 33748578618     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000227475.69682.77     Document Type: Review

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