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1 | Couldwell, William T. | History and evolution of transsphenoidal surgery | Initial attempts at transcranial approaches to the pituitary gland in the late 1800s and early 1900s resulted in a mortality rate that was generally considered prohibitive. Schloffer suggested the use of a transsphenoidal route as a safer, alternative approach to the sella turcica. He reported the f... | Neurosurgical history; Transsphenoidal surgery; Pituitary tumor | 2001 |