Classification and quantification of the petrosal approach to the petroclival region

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 108-112

  Horgan, Michael A ^a   Anderson, Gregory J ^a   Kellogg, Jordi X ^a   Schwartz, Marc S ^a   Spektor, Sergey ^a   McMenomey, Sean O ^a   Delashaw, Johnny B ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meningioma; Petrosal approach; Skull base; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; CADAVER; CLIVUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LABYRINTHECTOMY; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SKULL BASE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033935634     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.1.0108     Document Type: Article

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