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transsphenoidal

Definitions

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  • adjective surgery Through the nose and the sphenoid bone.

Etymologies

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trans- +‎ sphenoidal

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Examples

  • The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach, Theodosopoulos says, follows natural anatomical corridors and causes less disruption of nasal tissues.

    Science Blog BJS 2010

  • The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach, Theodosopoulos says, follows natural anatomical corridors and causes less disruption of nasal tissues.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach, Theodosopoulos says, follows natural anatomical corridors and causes less disruption of nasal tissues.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • As magnetic resonance imaging revealed a sellar mass involving the pituitary gland and infundibular stalk, which also extended into the right cavernous sinus and sphenoid sinus, the patient was subjected to an immediate transsphenoidal decompression surgery.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Gonca Tamer 2009

  • All patients had undergone prior transsphenoidal surgery, and four received subsequent radiotherapy.

    The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008

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