Columellar Flap for Transsphenoidal Approach.
- Author:
Hyung Jin SHIN
;
Dong Gyu KIM
;
Sea Yuong JEAN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Transsphenoidal approach;
Sublabial approach;
Columellar flap
- MeSH:
Hypophysectomy;
Pituitary Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1989;18(7-12):1061-1065
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Recently, transsphenoidal approach is regarded as the principal method for the resection of pituitary tumor. The sublabial transseptal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy is a classical one, but it has certain limitations and postoperative problems. So various modifications of transsphenoidal hypophysectomy have been proposed. The columellar flap is one of such modified approaches.
