Characterization of the anatomic location of the pituitary stalk and its relationship to the dorsum sellae, tuberculum sellae and chiasmatic cistern

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-173

  Gulsen, Salih ^a   Dinc, Ahmet Hakan ^b   Unal, Melih ^b   Cantürk, Nergis ^b   Altinors, Nur ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Morque Department ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chiasmatic cistern; Location; Pituitary stalk; Sellae

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CALVARIA; CISTERNA MAGNA; DISSECTION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; INFUNDIBULUM; MORPHOMETRICS; SELLA TURCICA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 77951926006     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2010.47.3.169     Document Type: Article

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