Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 336-340 , October 2009

Fully endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for functioning pituitary adenomas: A retrospective comparison with traditional transsphenoidal microsurgery in the same institution

  • Jean D'Haens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurosurgery
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 2 477 55 14; fax: +32 2 477 65 05.
    • ,
  • Katrijn Van Rompaey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurosurgery
    • ,
  • Tadeus Stadnik, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Radiology
    • ,
  • Patrick Haentjens, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes Research
    • ,
  • Kris Poppe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium
    • ,
  • Brigitte Velkeniers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium

Received 19 January 2009 ,Accepted 9 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.04.012

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 336-340 , October 2009

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