Fully endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for functioning pituitary adenomas. A retrospective comparison with traditional transsphenoidal microsurgery in the same institution

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-340

  D'Haens, Jean ^a   Van Rompaey, Katrijn ^a   Stadnik, Tadeus ^b   Haentjens, Patrick ^c   Poppe, Kris ^d   Velkeniers, Brigitte ^d  

^a Departments of Neurosurgery

^b Auckland District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^c Center for Outcomes Research   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Pituitary adenomas; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER REGRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PITUITARY HORMONES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549108224     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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