Transition from Microscopic to Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2019; 08(02): 091-093
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1697529

Editorial

Neurological Surgeons' Society of India

Abrar Ahad Wani

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Mohsin Bhat

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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