Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: Evidence of an operative learning curve

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1205-1212

  Leach, Paul ^a   Abou Zeid, Ahmed H ^a   Kearney, Tara ^a   Davis, Julian ^b   Trainer, Peter J ^c   Gnanalingham, Kanna K ^a  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Operative learning curve; Pituitary surgery; Transsphenoidal

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SELLA TURCICA; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPHENOID SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958507127     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e3181ef25c5     Document Type: Article

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