creators_name: Gupta, Nitin
creators_name: Varshney, Saurabh
creators_name: Bist, SS
creators_name: Bhagat, Sanjeev
creators_id: nitinent123@gmail.com
editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas
editors_id: BS Kakkilaya
type: journale
datestamp: 2011-05-02 17:15:39
lastmod: 2011-05-02 17:15:39
metadata_visibility: show
title: Craniopharyngioma - Transnasal Endoscopic Approach
ispublished: pub
subjects: OJHAS
full_text_status: public
keywords: Craniopharyngioma; Trans-nasal Hypophysectomy
abstract: Craniopharyngiomas are slow growing tumours arising from remnants of the craniopharyngeal duct and occupy the sellar region. The patients may remain asymptomatic for long duration or present with headache or visual disturbances. Surgery is the mainstay of the treatment. Traditionally these tumours have been removed by neurosurgeons through the cranial approach but the advent of nasal endoscopes has opened new avenues for ENT surgeons to treat such patients. We hereby present a case of craniopharyngioma who was successfully treated by Trans-nasal Hypophysectomy.
date: 2011-01-20
date_type: published
publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
volume: 9
number: 4
publisher: BS Kakkilaya
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Gupta, Nitin and Varshney, Saurabh and Bist, SS and Bhagat, Sanjeev  (2011) Craniopharyngioma - Transnasal Endoscopic Approach.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/7269/1/2010-4-22.pdf