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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
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Endoscopic trans-sphenoidal drainage of petrous apex cholesterol granulomas
Oskar Edkins1, Darlene Lubbe, Allan Taylor
1University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. oedkins@gmail.com
South African Journal of Surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chirurgie
|September 20, 2011
Abstract:
Cholesterol granulomas of the petrous apex are rare lesions that pose challenging surgical decisions and approaches when attempting surgical drainage. In this article we present 2 cases of successful surgical management using an endoscopic trans-sphenoidal approach and review the requirements and considerations for this procedure.
