The pterional approach: Surgical anatomy, operative technique, and rationale

Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 60-72

  Wen, Hung Tzu ^a,b,c   De Oliveira, Evandro ^a,b,c,f   Tedeschi, Helder ^a,c,d   Andrade Jr , Francisco C ^a   Rhoton Jr , Albert L ^c,e  

^a Institute of Neurosciences   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Praça Amadeu Amaral   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CRANIOTOMY; DISSECTION; DRILL; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; INSULA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROSURGERY; OPTIC NERVE; ORBIT; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL ARTERY; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0009901382     PISSN: 1092440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otns.2001.25567     Document Type: Article

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