Characterization of the Anatomic Location of the Pituitary Stalk and Its Relationship to the Dorsum Sellae, Tuberculum Sellae and Chiasmatic Cistern
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Gulsen, Salih
(Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University)
Dinc, Ahmet Hakan (State Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Morque Department) Unal, Melih (State Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Morque Department) Canturk, Nergis (State Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Morque Department) Altinors, Nur (Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University) |
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