Extradural total petrous apex resection with trigeminal translocation for improved exposure of the posterior cavernous sinus and petroclival region

Skull Base Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-103

  Fukushima, Petroclival Region Takanori ^a   Diaz Day, J ^a   Hirahara, Kazuho ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIVUS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSURGERY; MOBILIZATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE SHEATH; PETROUS BONE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0029937734     PISSN: 10521453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058650     Document Type: Article

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