Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, A Reliable Method for Treating Primary and Recurrent/Residual Craniopharyngiomas: Nine Years of Experience

BAL, ERCAN; Oge, Kamil; BERKER, MUSTAFA

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.004

Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, A Reliable Method for Treating Primary and Recurrent/Residual Craniopharyngiomas: Nine Years of Experience

BAL E., Oge K., BERKER M.

WORLD NEUROSURGERY, cilt.94, ss.375-385, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 94
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.004
Dergi Adı: WORLD NEUROSURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.375-385
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Craniopharyngioma resection is one of the most challenging surgical procedures. Herein, we describe our extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) technique, and the results of 9 years of use on primary and recurrent/residual craniopharyngiomas.