Intrasellar pressure and tumor volume in pituitary tumor: relation study
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Intrasellar pressure and tumor volume in pituitary tumor: relation study.
OBJECTIVE To determine if there was a relationship between intrassellar pressure (ISP) and pituitary tumor volume. METHOD Between August 2002 and May 2004, 60 patients aged between 13 and 75 years old (39 males), having a pituitary adenoma were submitted to an endoscope transseptal approach. During the surgery and before tumor resection, 2 mm of the sellas floor were removed and a 1.5 mm dura...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000600016