The extradural subtemporal keyhole approach to the sphenocavernous region: Anatomic considerations

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-105

  Kocaogullar Y ^a   Avci, E ^b   Fossett, D ^b   Caputy, A ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscope; Microsurgical anatomy; Middle fossa; Sphenocavernous region; Subtemporal keyhole

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAVERNOUS SINUS; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLARY NERVE; MENINGEAL ARTERY; NEUROSURGERY; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SPHENOID; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0037640991     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39345     Document Type: Article

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