Staged use of the transsphenoidal approach to resect superior third ventricular craniopharyngiomas

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-43

  Coppens, J R ^a   Couldwell, W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Craniotomy; Endoscope; Transsphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; THIRD VENTRICULAR CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SPHENOID SINUS; THIRD VENTRICLE;

EID: 77950905117     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: 14392291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1246160     Document Type: Article

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