Analysis of transnasal endoscopic versus transseptal microscopic approach for excision of pituitary tumors

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 649-652

  Higgins, Thomas S ^a   Courtemanche, Chad ^a   Karakla, Daniel ^a   Strasnick, Barry ^a   Singh, Ran Vijay ^a   Koen, Joseph L ^b   Han, Joseph K ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Neurosurgical Specialists Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Complication; CT image guidance; Endoscopic; Macroadenoma; Parasellar; Pituitary tumor; Sellar; Suprasellar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS MACROADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROLACTINOMA; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSNASAL TRANSSPHENOIDAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; TRANSSEPTAL MICROSCOPIC SURGERY;

ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL SEPTUM; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59849086579     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3246     Document Type: Article

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