Early outcomes of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for adult craniopharyngiomas

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Jane Jr , John A ^a   Kiehna, Erin ^a   Payne, Spencer C ^b   Early, Stephen V ^b   Laws, Edward R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Craniopharyngioma; Endoscopic; Transsphenoidal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 77953653996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.1.FOCUS09319     Document Type: Article

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