Endoscopic approach for pituitary surgery improves rhinologic outcomes

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 630-635

  Graham, Scott M ^a,b   Iseli, Tim A ^a   Karnell, Lucy H ^a   Clinger, John D ^a   Hitchon, Patrick W ^a   Greenlee, Jeremy D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Endoscopic surgery; Pituitary gland; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349464645     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911800905     Document Type: Article

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