Extended endoscopic endonasal approach for selected pituitary adenomas: Early experience

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 345-353

  Maio, Salvatore D I ^a   Cavallo, Luigi M ^b   Esposito, Felice ^b   Stagno, Vita ^b   Corriero, Olga Valeria ^b   Cappabianca, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dumbbell adenoma; Extended endoscopic endonasal approach; Extended suprasellar approach; Fibrous adenoma; Pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VISION;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NOSE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551703297     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.JNS10262     Document Type: Article

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