Extended transsphenoidal approach for surgical management of pituitary adenomas invading the cavernous sinus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-36

  Kitano, Masahiko ^a   Taneda, Mamoru ^a   Shimono, Taro ^a   Nakao, Yuzo ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cavernous sinus; Endoscope; Extended transsphenoidal surgery; Intraoperative monitor; Invasive adenoma

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DIPLOPIA; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAVERNOUS SINUS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149046361     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/01/0026     Document Type: Article

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