Short-term outcome of endoscopic versus microscopic pituitary adenoma surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 843-849

  Ammirati, Mario ^a   Wei, Lai ^a   Ciric, Ivan ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC TRANSSPHENOIDAL TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUORRHEA; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 84879933960     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303194     Document Type: Review

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