High incidence of optic canal involvement in tuberculum sellae meningiomas: rationale for aggressive skull base approach

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-123

  Sade, Burak ^a   Lee, Joung H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Optic canal involvement; Skull base technique; Tuberculum sellae meningiomas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; OPTIC CANAL; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL BASE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 67650088579     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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