title: [Historical development of surgical approaches to the sella turcica].
abstract: On the basis of an analysis of the original literature, the author describes the development of the various accesses to the sella turcica in hypophyseal surgery and deals with important pioneers in this field.
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Zur geschichtlichen Entwicklung der operativen Zugangswege zur Sella turcica.