Far posterior subtemporal approach to the dorsolateral brainstem and tentorial ring: Technique and clinical experience

Neurosurgery

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 364-369

  Smith, Edward R ^a   Chapman, Paul H ^a   Ogilvy, Christopher S ^a   Henn, Jeffrey S ^b   Lemole Jr , G Michael ^b   Spetzler, Robert F ^b   Ciric, Ivan S ^b   Konovalov, Alexander N ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Approach; Brainstem; Cavernous malformation; Subtemporal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN VEIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0037309991     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000043939.24784.31     Document Type: Article

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