Posterior transpetrosal approach to aneurysms of the basilar trunk and vertebrobasilar junction

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-379

  Seifert, Volker ^a   Stolke, Dietmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

skull base approach; subarachnoid hemorrhage; transpetrosal approach; vertebrobasilar aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0029799429     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.3.0373     Document Type: Article

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