Pituitary tumors: Our experience in the prevention of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks after transsphenoidal surgery

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-131

  Rabadán, Alejandra T ^a,b   Hernández, Diego ^a,b   Ruggeri, C Santiago ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

^b Equipo de Neurocirugía de Buenos Aires ENBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Pituitary adenoma; Pituitary tumor; Sellar floor; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN SPONGE; FIBRIN GLUE; GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INCIDENCE; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROLACTINOMA; REOPERATION; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TISSUE GRAFT; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649091757     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9858-8     Document Type: Article

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