Results after treatment of craniopharyngiomas: Further experiences with 73 patients since 1997. Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-384

  Hofmann, Bernd M ^a,b   Höllig, Anke ^a   Strauss, Christian ^b   Buslei, Rolf ^a   Buchfelder, Michael ^a   Fahlbusch, Rudolf ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Endocrinological outcome; Neuropsychological outcome; Oncology; Transcranial surgery; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTACTIC ASPIRATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856769997     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.JNS081451     Document Type: Article

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