Purely endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery versus traditional microsurgery for resection of pituitary adenomas: Systematic review

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-185

  Strychowsky, Julie ^a   Nayan, Smriti ^a   Reddy, Kesava ^a   Farrokhyar, Forough ^a   Sommer, Doron ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopic surgery; Microsurgery; Pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANOSMIA; DEATH; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADENOMA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79953708518     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2011.100118     Document Type: Review

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