Endoscopic Transnasal Skull Base Surgery in Pediatric Patients

KAHILOĞULLARI G., MEÇO C., BETON S., ZAİMOĞLU M., ÖZGÜRAL O., BAŞAK H., ...More

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART B-SKULL BASE, vol.81, no.05, pp.515-525, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 81 Issue: 05
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0039-1692641
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART B-SKULL BASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.515-525
  • Keywords: endoscopic, pediatric, skull base, surgery, endonasal, transsphenoidal, EXPANDED ENDONASAL APPROACH, TRANSSPHENOIDAL APPROACH, PITUITARY SURGERY, VISUAL OUTCOMES, NASOSEPTAL FLAP, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION, CHILDREN, CRANIOPHARYNGIOMAS, LESIONS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction In pediatric patients, endoscopic transnasal surgery (ETNS) poses challenges because of the small size of the developing skull and narrow endonasal corridors.