Deep transorbital approach to the apex and cavernous sinus

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 336-341

  Goldberg, Robert Alan ^a   Shorr, Norman ^a   Arnold, Anthony C ^a   Garcia, George H ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Orbit; Orbital apex; Transorbital; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL NERVE; CRANIOTOMY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031696539     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199809000-00006     Document Type: Article

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