Meningeal architecture of the cavernous sinus: Clinical and surgical implications

Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 527-536

  Kawase, Takeshi ^a   Van Loveren, Harry ^b   Keller, Jeffrey T ^b   Tew, John M ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cavernous sinus; Cranial base; Meninges

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENINX; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0029763755     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199609000-00019     Document Type: Article

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