Comparative analysis of cost of endoscopic endonasal minimally invasive and sublabial-transseptal approaches to the pituitary

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-249

  Oosmanally, Nadine ^a   Paul, John E ^a   Zanation, Adam M ^b   Ewend, Matthew G ^b   Senior, Brent A ^b   Ebert, Charles S ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Minimally invasive pituitary surgery; MIPS; Pituitary; SLTS; Sublabial transseptal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDONASAL ENDOSCOPIC MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLABIAL TRANSSEPTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LENGTH OF STAY; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE SEPTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL SEPTUM; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861131189     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.20048     Document Type: Article

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