Anterior Cervical Microsurgical Approach for Exposure of the Pituitary and Infundibulum in Primates: Technical Note
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 20 (6) , 900-903
- https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198706000-00013
Abstract
Previous operative techniques for exposure of the pituitary gland and infundibulum in nonhuman primates have significant limitations. We describe an anterior cervical microsurgical approach that is safe, simple, and reliable. It is applicable to juvenile as well as adult animals.Keywords
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