Pterional craniotomy via a transcavernous approach for the treatment of low-lying distal basilar artery aneurysms

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 921-926

  Nutik, Stephen L ^a  

^a KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Basilar artery aneurysm; Posterior clinoid process; Pterional approach; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031756861     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.6.0921     Document Type: Article

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