EXTENDED ENDOSCOPIC TRANSSPHENOIDAL APPROACH FOR EXTRASELLAR CRANIOPHARYNGIOMAS

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Authors

Enrico de Divitiis · University of Naples Federico II

Paolo Cappabianca · University of Naples Federico II

Luigi Maria Cavallo · University of Naples Federico II

Felice Esposito · University of Naples Federico II

Oreste de Divitiis · University of Naples Federico II

A. Messina · University of Naples Federico II

Abstract

For selected patients, the extended endoscopic endonasal approach for removal of suprasellar craniopharyngioma seems to provide a valid alternative to transcranial approaches.

Topics & Keywords

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Meningioma and schwannoma management Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Operative Neurosurgery

Volume 61, Issue 5, pp. 219-228

DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000303220.55393.73

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