Surgical nuances for removal of retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas via the transbasal subfrontal translamina terminalis approach

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Liu, James K ^a   Christiano, Lana D ^a   Gupta, Gaurav ^a   Carmel, Peter W ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lamina terminalis; Retrochiasmatic craniopharyngioma; Surgical approach; Transbasal subfrontal approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; OPTIC CHIASM; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; OPTIC CHIASM; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77953728648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.1.FOCUS09309     Document Type: Article

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