title: Transsphenoidal surgery for lesions involving the interpeduncular fossa: what if the path is not created by the tumor?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Doglietto
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gmaira@rm.unicatt.it.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maira
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior / Q000601:surgery*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Clivus; Endoscopic endonasal; Interpeduncular cistern; Pituitary gland; Retroinfundibular area; Suprasellar cistern; Transsphenoidal approach