Recent developments in transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary tumors
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Recent developments in transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary tumors.
est procedures in contemporary neurosurgical practice. However, complications can occur during or after this procedure, some of which can be associated with significant morbidity and, rarely, also with mortality 1. Thus, there are still areas in need of improvement 2. As might be expected, neurosurgeons have tried to develop strategies and new technical tools to improve the surgical outcome. As...
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عنوان ژورنال: HORMONES
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1109-3099
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.11116