The parasellar region of human infants: Cavernous sinus topography and surgical approaches

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 484-490

  Weninger, Wolfgang J ^a,b   Müller, Gerd B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Department of Anatomy ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Children; Neonate; Parasellar region; Surgical approach; Three dimensional reconstruction Parkinson's triangle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAVERNOUS SINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0344359712     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.3.0484     Document Type: Article

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