Endoscopic versus microscopic trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-220

  Goudakos, J K ^a   Markou, K D ^a   Georgalas, C ^b  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Academic Medical center ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ANOSMIA; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENCEPHALITIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS; NOSE DISEASE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SINUSITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

ADENOMA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 79960357263     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2011.02331.x     Document Type: Review

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