Surgical nuances for removal of retrochiasmatic craniopharyngioma via the endoscopic endonasal extended transsphenoidal transplanum transtuberculum approach

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Liu, James K ^a   Christiano, Lana D ^a   Patel, Smruti K ^a   Eloy, Jean Anderson ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic endonasal approach; Extended transsphenoidal approach; Retrochiasmatic craniopharyngioma; Skull base; Transplanum transtuberculum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; SPHENOID SINUS;

CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; OPTIC CHIASM; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 79955431763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.1.FOCUS10297     Document Type: Article

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