Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery. Before scrubbing in: tips and tricks

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 342-347

  Cavallo, Luigi M ^a   Dal Fabbro, Mateus ^a,b   Jalalod'din, Hasan ^a,c   Messina, Andrea ^a   Esposito, Isabella ^a   Esposito, Felice ^a   de Divitiis, Enrico ^a   Cappabianca, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery; Neuroendoscopy; Pituitary adenoma; Pituitary surgery; Sellar region

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NASAL CAVITY; PITUITARY DISEASES; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 33847607080     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.09.040     Document Type: Article

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