Endoscopic endonasal approach to the sella turcica – its development and personal experience

Czech version

Authors: P. Vacek
Authors‘ workplace: Neurochirurgická a neuroonkologická klinika 1. LF UK a ÚVN – VFN Praha
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 75, 2026, No. 3, pp. 243-246.
Category: Letter to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccorl2026243

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