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A technical note on endonasal combined microscopic endoscopic with free head navigation technique of removal of pituitary adenomas

Authors: Ossama Al-Mefty, Svetlana Pravdenkova, Cristian Gragnaniello

Published in: Neurosurgical Review | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

Pituitary surgery exemplifies the continuous refinement of surgical techniques. The transsphenoidal approach is the approach of choice to treat most pituitary adenomas. We report here, as a technical note, an operative nuance that represents an encompassment of various technical steps that we utilize in our current surgery, including the corroboration of navigation system on a free head with combined use of endoscope and microscope techniques.

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Title: A technical note on endonasal combined microscopic endoscopic with free head navigation technique of removal of pituitary adenomas
Authors: Ossama Al-Mefty
Svetlana Pravdenkova
Cristian Gragnaniello
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Neurosurgical Review / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0344-5607
Electronic ISSN: 1437-2320
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-010-0241-1

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