Sphenoid sinus septations: Unpredictable anatomic landmarks in endoscopic pituitary surgery

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 489-492

  Poirier, Justin ^a   Duggal, Neil ^a   Lee, Donald ^a   Rotenberg, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHENOID SINUS; SPHENOID SINUS SEPTATION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONTARIO; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855371904     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/10.2310/7070.2011.110128     Document Type: Article

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