Perspectives on endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery
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[Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery].
Endoscopic surgery has been performed in our Department since 1996 as assistance in micro-neurosurgical procedures. In the same way the endoscope was used in transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, but from the beginning of 2004 we started with "pure" endoscopic surgery. We present our experience with the first ninety patients to demonstrate our way of operating. Endoscopic pituitary surgery is perf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgical Focus
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1092-0684
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2005.19.6.3