Transsphenoidal surgery for lesions involving the interpeduncular fossa: what if the path is not created by the tumor?

Francesco Doglietto; Giulio Maira

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.052

Transsphenoidal surgery for lesions involving the interpeduncular fossa: what if the path is not created by the tumor?

World Neurosurg. 2014 Feb;81(2):275-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.052. Epub 2013 Feb 4.

Authors

Francesco Doglietto¹, Giulio Maira²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
² Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gmaira@rm.unicatt.it.

PMID: 23583516
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.052

No abstract available

Keywords: Clivus; Endoscopic endonasal; Interpeduncular cistern; Pituitary gland; Retroinfundibular area; Suprasellar cistern; Transsphenoidal approach.

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MeSH terms

Adenoma / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Neuroendoscopy / methods*
Pituitary Gland, Posterior / surgery*
Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery*
Skull Base Neoplasms / surgery*
Sphenoid Bone / surgery*