Combined endoscopic and microscopic management of pediatric pituitary region tumors through one nostril: Technical note with case illustrations

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1469-1478

  Frazier, James L ^a   Chaichana, Kaisorn ^a   Jallo, George I ^a   Quiñones Hinojosa, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endonasal; Endoscope; Hypophysectomy; Parasellar; Sellar; Transsphenoidal

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDONASAL ENDOSCOPIC ASSISTED MICROSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFUNDIBULUM; LENGTH OF STAY; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NOSE; NOSE SEPTUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATHKE CLEFT CYST; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME; TURBINATE;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL SEPTUM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SELLA TURCICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 56349156483     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0710-9     Document Type: Article

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