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Variations on the Standard Transsphenoidal Approach to the Sellar Region, with Emphasis on the Extended Approaches and Parasellar Approaches: Surgical Experience in 105 Cases
Neurosurgery · 2004 · Vol. 55(3) · pp. 539–550
William T. Couldwell✉(University of Southern California)Martin H. Weiss(University of Southern California)Craig H. Rabb(University of Southern California)James K. Liu(University of Southern California)Ronald I. Apfelbaum(University of Southern California)Takanori Fukushima(University of Southern California)
Abstract
These modifications of the standard transsphenoidal approach are useful for lesions within the boundaries noted above, they offer excellent alternatives to transcranial approaches for these lesions, and they avoid prolonged exposure time and brain retraction. Technical details are discussed and illustrative cases presented.
Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMeningioma and schwannoma managementHead and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicineClivusCavernous sinusTuberculum sellaeSella turcicaInternal carotid arteryTranssphenoidal surgerySphenoid bonePituitary adenomaSurgery
MeSH terms
AdenocarcinomaAdenomaAdolescentAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsChordomaCranial Fossa, PosteriorCranial NervesCraniopharyngiomaDisability EvaluationEthmoid BoneFemaleFibrous Dysplasia, MonostoticHumans
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Transphenoidal Microsurgery of the Normal and Pathological Pituitary
Neurosurgery · 1969 · 644 citations
Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery: experience with 50 patients
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