Light at the end of the tunnel: The learning curve associated with endoscopic transsphenoidal skull base surgery

Skull Base

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-74

  Smith, Stuart James ^a   Eralil, George ^a   Woon, Kelvin ^a   Sama, Anshul ^a   Dow, Graham ^a   Robertson, Iain ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Learning curve; Skull base tumor; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 77449085849     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: 15320065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1238214     Document Type: Article

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