Surgical outcome of the endoscopic endonasal approach for non-functioning giant pituitary adenoma

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-75

  Nakao, Naoyuki ^a   Itakura, Toru ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cranial base surgery; Endoscopic surgery; Giant pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal approach

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NOSE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650171120     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.04.049     Document Type: Article

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