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A modified incision for the trans-septal trans-sphenoidal approach to the pituitary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Mohamed El-Fatih Baraka
Mohamed El-Fatih Baraka*
Affiliation:
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
*
Dr. M. E. Baraka, FRCS, Associate Professor and Consultant ENT Surgeon, King Fahd Hospital of the University, P.O. Box 40008, Al-Khobar 31952.Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

The role of the otorhinolaryngologist in trans-septal trans-sphenoidal approach to hypophysectomy when undertaken conjointly with the neurosurgeon is to provide excellent and rapid exposure for the necessary neurosurgical manipulation.

For the past two years at the King Fahd Hospital of the University in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, a modified incision for the trans-septal trans-sphenoidal approach to the skull base around the area of the sella turcica has been undertaken in eight cases. This incision may offer a good alternative to the standard hemi-transfixation incision.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 7 , July 1989 , pp. 670 - 671
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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