Fully endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors: Technique and results

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 510-514

  Uren, Brent ^a   Vrodos, Nick ^a   Wormald, Peter John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Endoscopic resection; Macroadenoma; Microadenoma; Pituitary tumor; Results; Surgical technique; Two surgeon technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PITUITARY MACROADENOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548383936     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3059     Document Type: Article

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