Cranial base surgical techniques for large sphenocavernous meningiomas: Technical note

Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 754-760

  Day, John Diaz ^a  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Cranial base surgery; Meningioma; Skull base surgery; Sphenoid ridge; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034062260     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200003000-00046     Document Type: Article

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