Maximizing the extent of tumor resection during transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary macroadenomas: Can endoscopy replace intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 736-743

  Theodosopoulos, Philip V ^a   Leach, James ^a   Kerr, Robert G ^a   Zimmer, Lee A ^a   Denny, Amanda M ^a   Guthikonda, Bharat ^a   Froelich, Sebastien ^b   Tew Jr , John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging; Intrasellar endoscopy; Pituitary macroadenoma; Residual tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INTERVENTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY MACROADENOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 77950639993     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.6.JNS08916     Document Type: Article

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