Nationwide shift from microscopic to endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.

John D RolstonSeunggu J HanManish K Aghi

Published in: Pituitary (2017)

Nationwide data show a clear trend for an increasing use of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery at the expense of microscopic surgery. The underlying causes of these trends are unknown, but clearly deserve further investigation.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
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electronic health record
percutaneous coronary intervention
machine learning
acute coronary syndrome
big data
artificial intelligence