The use of the Olympus EndoArm for spinal and skull-based transsphenoidal neurosurgery

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 370-372

  Eskandari, R ^a   Amini, A ^a   Yonemura, K S ^a   Couldwell, W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EndoArm; Endoscope; Pneumatic; Skull base; Transsphenoidal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPE HOLDER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPE; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMATIC TOOL; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

HUMANS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS; SPINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 57749196759     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1085448     Document Type: Article

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