Management of cerebrospinal fluid leak after surgical removal of pituitary adenomas
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Surgical management of pituitary adenomas.
As experience with endocrine diagnosis, radiologic evaluation, and transsphenoidal microsurgery has accumulated, more effective therapy has become available for patients with pituitary adenomas. The amelioration of the various endocrinopathies and the potential for restoration of vision in patients with visual impairment make this aspect of modern neurosurgery most satisfying, both for the pati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicina
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1648-9144
DOI: 10.3390/medicina44040039