Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 51-55 , March 2010

Endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches to the sella

  • Micah Hill, MD
    • ,
  • Rakesh K. Chandra, MD
    • ,
  • Andrew J. Fishman, MD
    • ,
  • Robert C. Kern, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Robert C. Kern, MD, Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair Street, Suite 1325, Chicago, IL 60611

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doi: 10.1016/j.otot.2009.06.002

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 51-55 , March 2010

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