"Sphenoid Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An irregular unpaired bone situated at the SKULL BASE and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones (FRONTAL BONE; TEMPORAL BONE; OCCIPITAL BONE). Sphenoid bone consists of a median body and three pairs of processes resembling a bat with spread wings. The body is hollowed out in its inferior to form two large cavities (SPHENOID SINUS).
| Descriptor ID |
D013100
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.802
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| Concept/Terms |
Sphenoid Bone- Sphenoid Bone
- Bone, Sphenoid
- Bones, Sphenoid
- Sphenoid Bones
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sphenoid Bone" by people in Profiles.
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Recovery of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis After Transsphenoidal Adenomectomy for Non-ACTH-Secreting Macroadenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 11 01; 104(11):5316-5324.
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Nasal Morbidity and Quality of Life After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Single-Center Prospective Study. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar; 123:e557-e565.
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Factors Influencing Visual Field Recovery after Transsphenoidal Resection of a Pituitary Adenoma. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2018 Dec; 32(6):488-496.
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Persistent craniopharyngeal canal. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 12; 76(12):857.
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Comparison of Endoscopic Versus Microsurgical Resection of Pituitary Adenomas with Parasellar Extension and Evaluation of the Predictive Value of a Simple 4-Quadrant Radiologic Classification. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan; 121:e769-e774.
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Transsphenoidal Approach for Pituitary Adenomas in Elderly Patients. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan; 121:e670-e674.
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Primary sphenoid lymphoma: Focus on imaging. Tumori. 2018 Dec; 104(6):NP42-NP45.
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Morphometric Analysis of the Orbital Process of the Palatine Bone and its Relationship to Endoscopic Orbital Apex Surgery. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 May/Jun; 34(3):254-257.
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Endoscopic Transorbital Superior Eyelid Approach for the Management of Selected Spheno-orbital Meningiomas: Preliminary Experience. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 03 01; 14(3):243-251.
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Characteristics of meningitis following transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery: a case series and a systematic literature review. Infection. 2017 Dec; 45(6):841-848.