Expanded endonasal approach, a fully endoscopic transnasal approach for the resection of midline suprasellar craniopharyngiomas: A new classification based on the infundibulum

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 715-728

  Kassam, Amin B ^a   Gardner, Paul A ^a   Snyderman, Carl H ^a   Carrau, Ricardo L ^a   Mintz, Arlan H ^a   Prevedello, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Craniopharyngioma; Endoscopy; Expanded endonasal approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ADULT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41849102380     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/4/0715     Document Type: Article

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