Hemorrhagic vascular complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 145-150

  Cavallo, L M ^a   Briganti, F ^a   Cappabianca, Paolo ^a   Maiuri, F ^a   Valente, V ^b   Tortora, F ^a   Volpe, A ^a   Messina, A ^a   Elefante, A ^a   De Divitiis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile dell'Annunziata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery; Endoscopy; Pituitary surgery; Transsphenoidal surgery; Vascular complications

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN ARTERY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHENOPALATINE ARTERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; PITUITARY DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 4544225565     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-818489     Document Type: Article

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